禁止

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 禁止(きんし) means prohibiting an action.
• Basic usage: It is used for rules against photography inside a building or use of a facility during specified hours.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Caution and prohibition
  • 注意(ちゅうい) calls for attention or caution, whereas 禁止 means that the action is not allowed.
  • It is not an instruction to proceed as long as one is careful.
• The scope of the restriction
  • 館内での写真撮影 refers to photography inside the building, and 夜間の使用 refers to use at night.
  • Do not remove the location or time limit and extend the prohibition to every place or every hour.