Japanese word

制する

Pronunciation

Romajiseisuru

Meaning

  • verbcontrol

Example

彼は怒りを制します。kare wa ika ri o sei shi ma su

He controls his anger.

Illustration for 制する (control)

More examples

彼は批判を受けても怒りを制して、冷静に答えます。kare wa hi han o u ke te mo ika ri o sei shi te rei sei ni kota e ma su

Even when criticized, he restrains his anger and responds calmly.

Core concept

Describes keeping a feeling, action, or force from acting freely and bringing it under deliberate control.

Common phrases

  • 感情を制するkan jō o sei su ru

    control emotions

  • 怒りを制するika ri o sei su ru

    restrain anger

  • 欲望を制するyoku bō o sei su ru

    control desire

  • 衝動を制するshō dō o sei su ru

    rein in an impulse

Similar words

抑えるosaeru: To prevent an emotion, desire, or force from showing itself or becoming stronger.
こらえるkoraeru: To endure an unpleasant feeling or resist the urge to express it.
控えるhikaeru: To avoid an action or reduce the amount or frequency of something.
制御するseigyosuru: To manage the movement, speed, or operation of a machine or system.

Definition in Japanese

自分の感情や行動などを抑え、意志に従わせる。ji bun no kan jō ya kō dō na do o osa e i shi ni shitaga wa se ru

Word origin

制する (seisuru) is a Sino-Japanese verb formed from 制 (sei, "control or restraint") and する (suru, "do").

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese, 制する (seisuru) gives a more literary tone when the object is anger, desire, or another impulse.

Other meanings

  • restrainverb
  • rein inverb

Opposites

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