禁止します（きんしします、kinshiしmasu）
- to prohibit

The Japanese verb 禁止します means "to prohibit," "to forbid," or "to ban." It indicates an official or authoritative refusal to allow something to happen. The action described by 禁止します is a formal declaration against a certain activity or object. It's often used in public notices, regulations, and formal announcements. The meaning emphasizes the act of imposing a restriction. The root of the word conveys the idea of preventing something from taking place.

⚫︎写真撮影は禁止します Translation: Photography is prohibited. ⚫︎飲酒を禁止します Translation: Drinking alcohol is prohibited. ⚫︎ペットの入場を禁止します Translation: Pets are not allowed.

⚫︎禁止します is a formal verb, so use it in situations where you need to be clear and direct about a prohibition. ⚫︎It is commonly used in signs, announcements, and official communications. ⚫︎You wouldn't typically use 禁止します in casual conversation with friends. Instead, you might use a softer or more informal expression. ⚫︎When using 禁止します, it's often followed by the thing that is prohibited.

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 禁止します. * 禁 (kin): This kanji means "prohibition" or "ban." * 止 (shi): This kanji means "to stop" or "to cease." * します (shimasu): This is the polite form of the verb "to do." ⚫︎The verb stem is 禁止, and the verb is conjugated as a regular verb. ⚫︎The okurigana (suffix hiragana) is always します.

⚫︎禁止する (kinshi suru) - The dictionary form of 禁止します, meaning "to prohibit" ⚫︎禁ずる (kinzuru) - A more formal and less common synonym of 禁止する. ⚫︎～を禁じる (～wo kinjiru) - Another form of prohibition, where ～ is the item being prohibited.

⚫︎許可する (kyoka suru) - To permit, to allow. ⚫︎認める (mitomeru) - To recognize, to acknowledge, or in some contexts, to allow.

火気の使用を禁止します ・Translation: The use of fire is prohibited. ・Explanation: This is a common sign you might see in forests or areas with a high fire risk. It uses 禁止します to clearly communicate the prohibition.

店内での喫煙を禁止します ・Translation: Smoking is prohibited inside the store. ・Explanation: This sentence would appear on a sign in a store to tell people that they are not allowed to smoke.

⚫︎The word 禁止 comes from Chinese, where 禁 (kin) means "prohibition" and 止 (shi) means "to stop." Together, they combine to indicate the act of stopping something by prohibiting it. The addition of します (shimasu) makes it a polite and formal verb form.