noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking.
  2. prohibition of smoking.

expression

On a sign.
  1. No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
禁煙 きんえん
禁烟 きんえん

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)
smoke
けむり エン けむ.る (7th, N3)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
to restrain, to dam a stream and change its direction, mound
シュ ショウ トウ
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)