Japanese word

支配

Pronunciation

Romajishihai

Meaning

  • nouncontrol

Example

大きな会社が市場を支配しています。ō ki na gai sha ga shi jō o shi hai shi te i ma su

A large company controls the market.

Illustration for 支配 (control)

More examples

その指導者は周囲の人への支配を強めました。so no shi dō sha wa shū i no hito e no shi hai o tsuyo me ma shi ta

The leader tightened his control over the people around him.

Core concept

Means keeping people, things, or situations under one's direction through power or influence.

Common phrases

  • 権力による支配ken ryoku ni yo ru shi hai

    rule by power

  • 支配を強めるshi hai o tsuyo me ru

    tighten control

  • 支配に抵抗するshi hai ni tei kō su ru

    resist control

Similar words

管理kanri: The organized handling of people, things, or activities to keep them in order.
統制tōsei: The control of people or activities through rules, limits, or organized authority.
掌握shōaku: The act of gaining and keeping control of a situation or group.
統治tōchi: The exercise of authority to govern a country, region, or people.

Definition in Japanese

力や影響力によって、人や物事を自分の意志に従わせ、統制すること。chikara ya ei kyō ryoku ni yo tte hito ya mono goto o ji bun no i shi ni shitaga wa se tō sei su ru ko to

Word origin

The word 支配 (shihai) comes from the Sino-Japanese elements 支 (shi, "support") and 配 (hai, "distribute"), combined to express control over something.

Usage tips

  • When control describes an ordinary ability to manage something, 支配 (shihai) can sound more forceful because it often implies that one side has power over another.

Other meanings

  • rulenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 支配者shihaisharulernoun
  • 支配的shihaitekidominantna-adjective

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