How to say prohibition in Japanese

きんしkinshi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • prohibition; inhibition; ban

Example Sentences

初めてhajimeteno奴隷制度doreiseido禁止kinshireiha19世紀seiki半ばnakabani行われたokonawareta
The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.
禁酒法kinshuhounoしかれていたshikareteita時代jidaini酒類shurui密輸入mitsuyunyuuno悪どいwarudoi商売shoubaiwo腕ずくudezukude自分jibunno支配下shihaikaniおくokuためにtameniてき屋tekiyaたちtachihaおたがいにotagaini殺しkoroshiあっていたatteita
During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.

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