にょ
女
にん
人
きん
禁
せい
制

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons), no female admission.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にょ
女
にん
人
きん
禁
せい
制
 女人禁制 にょにんきんせい
にょ
女
にん
人
きん
禁
ぜい
制
 女人禁制 にょにんきんぜい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
prohibition, ban, forbid
キン (5th, N2)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ