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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 21

禁 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

prohibit

On: キンkin
Kun: とどめるtodomeru いむimu いさめるisameru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

禁13 strokes

How to write 禁: stroke order

禁 has 13 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

禁 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 禁 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 禁

The parts 禁 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

林
woods; grove
示
show; indicate
Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 21

乳 milk; breastOnニュウ、ジュ、ニュKunち、ちち荒 rough; wild; ruinOnコウKunあらい、あれる、あらす詰 pack; become blocked; pressOnキツ、キチKunつめる、つまる、つむ栄 flourish; gloryOnエイ、ヨウKunはえる、はえ、さかえる床 floor; bedOnショウKunゆか、とこ則 rule; principleOnソクKunのっとる、のり、すなわち禁 prohibitOnキンKunとどめる、いむ、いさめる順 order; followOnジュンKunしたがう、すなお枚 flat-object counterOnマイ、バイKunひら厚 thick; warmheartedOnコウKunあつい