きん
禁
く
句

noun

  1. taboo word, forbidden topic.
  2. words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai). Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん
禁
く
句
 禁句 きんく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

prohibition, ban, forbid
キン (5th, N2)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)