Japanese word

制御

Pronunciation

Romajiseigyo

Meaning

  • nouncontrol

Example

工場の機械を制御します。kō jō no ki kai o sei gyo shi ma su

I control the factory machines.

Illustration for 制御 (control)

More examples

この装置は遠隔操作で制御できます。ko no sō chi wa en kaku sō sa de sei gyo de ki ma su

This device can be controlled remotely.

Core concept

Describes directing a machine or system so that its behavior stays within a desired range.

Common phrases

  • 制御が効くsei gyo ga ki ku

    control works

  • 制御装置sei gyo sō chi

    control device

  • 制御信号sei gyo shin gō

    control signal

Similar words

操作sōsa: The act of making a machine or device work by using its controls.
調整chōsei: The act of modifying settings or conditions to obtain a suitable state.
調節chōsetsu: The act of controlling the amount or level of something so that it stays suitable.

Definition in Japanese

機械や装置などの働きを、目的に合わせて調整し、一定の状態に保つこと。ki kai ya sō chi na do no hatara ki o moku teki ni a wa se te chō sei shi it tei no jō tai ni tamo tsu ko to

Word origin

制御 (seigyo) combines 制 (sei, "restrain") and 御 (gyo, "govern"), Sino-Japanese elements that together express regulating something.

Usage tips

  • In technical Japanese, 制御 (seigyo) commonly describes automatic regulation by a machine or system, while 操作 (sōsa) more often means a person's operation of it.

Opposites

  • 放任hōninnoninterferencenoun

Related words

  • 制御するseigyosurucontrolverb
  • 制御性seigyoseicontrollabilitynoun

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