NichiDict

禁句

きんく
[kinku]

Meanings

1.Noun

taboo word; forbidden topic

2.Noun

words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)

Examples

その話題は彼の前では禁句だ。

That topic is a taboo subject in front of him.

面接で給与を先に尋ねるのは禁句とされる。

Asking about salary first in an interview is considered taboo.

禁句を口にして場の空気が凍りついた。

Uttering the forbidden topic froze the atmosphere.