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控制 (こうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
restraint ; containment ; control
Used for holding back, suppressing, or keeping something within limits. Often appears in formal or technical contexts such as policy, psychology, or engineering.
怒いか
り
を
控こう
制せい
する
の
は
難むずか
しい
。
It is difficult to restrain one's anger.
Kanji 控 withdraw, draw in, hold back Similar words 抑よく 制せい 抑制 is more common for general suppression or inhibition, while 控制 is rarer and often implies active control or containment, sometimes with a technical nuance.
制せい 御ぎょ 制御 is the standard term for control in engineering and machinery, whereas 控制 is less common and may carry a nuance of restraint or containment.
Etymology The word 控制 is composed of 控 (restrain, hold back) and 制 (control, regulate). It is a Sino-Japanese compound, but its exact historical derivation is uncertain. It is a relatively rare term compared to synonyms like 抑制 or 制御.
