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    3. 禁物

    禁物

    禁きん物もつ

    thing that should be (carefully) avoided

    N1KMT8News #23+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    きんもつ

    Noun

    1.
    thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo

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    試し験けん中ちゅうの私し語ごは禁きん物もつだ。

    Private conversation during an exam is forbidden.

    KMT7EducationDaily Life
    この病びょう気きにはストレスが禁きん物もつです。

    Stress is a no-no for this illness.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    議ぎ論ろんの際さいには、感かん情じょう的てきになるのは禁きん物もつだ。

    When debating, getting emotional is a no-no.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    日に本ほんでは、人ひと前まえで鼻はなをかむのは禁きん物もつとされている。

    In Japan, blowing your nose in public is considered a no-no.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    成せい功こうするためには、安あん易いな妥だ協きょうは禁きん物もつである。

    For success, easy compromise is forbidden.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    禁
    prohibition・ban・forbid
    物
    もの・もの-…(2)
    thing・object・matter
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