godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Literary or formal use for seizing control or dominating a situation; often replaced by 支配する or 制する in modern Japanese.
See also: 扼する
彼は戦場で全軍を扼した。
He commanded the entire army on the battlefield.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used for blocking or hindering an action or movement; often appears in strategic or abstract contexts.
See also: 扼する
敵の進軍を扼すために橋を落とした。
They destroyed the bridge to obstruct the enemy's advance.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Physical sense of grasping or holding tightly; rare and mostly replaced by 握る or 掴む.
See also: 扼する
彼は刀の柄を扼して離さなかった。
He gripped the sword's hilt and would not let go.