Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation

    彼は僧侶に近い禁欲生活をしている。
    He practices austerities almost like a monk.

Also written 禁慾【きんよく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

prohibition, ban, forbid

On
キン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
681 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-8-5SKIP code
4e8.3The Kanji Dictionary
4490.1Four corner code
1841deroo
7981Unicode hex code
1-22-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3251Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4098New Nelson (John Haig)
2795New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3469Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1788Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2435Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1098Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1179Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
853A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2021Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
639Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24743Morohashi
654A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
482Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
491Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
763sakade
776Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
682henshall3
772Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
815Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1416Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1107Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin4, jin1Pinyin reading
geumKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Kun
ほっ.するほ.しい
On
ヨク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
902 of 2500
Radical
lack
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
4j7.1The Kanji Dictionary
8768.2Four corner code
2062deroo
6b32Unicode hex code
1-45-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4461Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2936New Nelson (John Haig)
1475New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
990Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1341Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
855Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
999A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
535Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16080Morohashi
987A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1127Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1179Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876sakade
650Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
997henshall3
936Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1124Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1122Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
800Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
yogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level