also: にょにんきんぜい
prohibition on women entering; no female admission
Typically refers to a traditional ban on women entering certain sacred or religious sites, such as mountains, temples, or sumo rings. The term is a yojijukugo and often appears in historical or cultural contexts.
For a long time, women were not allowed to climb mountains that had a prohibition on female entry.
The sumo ring is considered off-limits to women.
女人結界 also refers to a sacred boundary excluding women, but is more specifically a Buddhist term for a restricted area, while 女人禁制 is a broader prohibition often applied to mountains, festivals, or sumo.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading にょにんきんぜい is a less common variant.
Rare reading variant; にょにんきんせい is the usual pronunciation.
A yojijukugo composed of 女人 (woman) and 禁制 (prohibition). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the concept is deeply rooted in Shinto and Buddhist traditions of ritual purity.