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制止

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 制止.

Dictionary

Entry

制止いしNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #5759
1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

Examples
警察は群衆を制止した。
The police held back the crowd.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

system, law, rule

8 strokesFrequency 108JLPT N2Grade 5

On

セイ

stop, halt

4 strokesFrequency 310JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

と.まる-ど.まりと.める-と.める-ど.めとど.めるとど.めとど.まるや.めるや.む-や.むよ.す-さ.す-さ.し

Nanori

どめ

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