Meaning of 禁物(きんもつ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 禁物 JLPT 1

Kana Reading きんもつ

Romaji kinmotsu

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

taboo; forbidden thing

Examples of 禁物, きんもつ in a sentence

彼女に太ったねなんて言うのは禁物だ。

Don't mention that she's put on weight.
長くつき合うには掛けは禁物。

Short accounts make long friends.
長い付き合いにかけは禁物。

Short accounts make long friends.
甘えは禁物です。

You shouldn't expect things to be easy.

Related Kanji

禁 JLPT 2

13 strokes

prohibition, ban, forbid

On'Yomi: キン

Kun'Yomi:

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物 JLPT 4

8 strokes

thing, object, matter

On'Yomi: ブツ, モツ

Kun'Yomi: もの, もの-

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