Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
規制 (きせい, kisei) Japanese meaning: regulation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 規制する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 規き 制せい する 規き 制せい しない Polite 規き 制せい します 規き 制せい しません Past polite 規き 制せい しました 規き 制せい しませんでした Past 規き 制せい した 規き 制せい しなかった Te-form 規き 制せい して 規き 制せい しないで Desire 規き 制せい したい 規き 制せい したくない Potential 規き 制せい できる 規き 制せい できない Passive 規き 制せい される 規き 制せい されない Causative 規き 制せい させる 規き 制せい させない Causative passive 規き 制せい させられる 規き 制せい させられない Volitional 規き 制せい しよう Polite volitional 規き 制せい しましょう Imperative 規き 制せい しろ 規き 制せい するな Conditional 規き 制せい すれば 規き 制せい しなければ Tara conditional 規き 制せい したら 規き 制せい しなかったら
Report an issue with this page
ふ
は
新あたら
しい
交こう
通つう
規き
制せい
を
導どう
入にゅう
し
た
。
The government introduced new traffic regulations.
Building restrictions are strict in this area.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 規き 制せい する to regulate/restrict something
The government regulates tobacco advertising.
規き 制せい を 強きょう 化か する to tighten/strengthen regulations
They tightened emissions regulations to protect the environment.
規き 制せい を 緩かん 和わ する to ease/relax regulations
The government announced a policy to ease market regulations.
〈 事こと 〉 に 規き 制せい がかかる for regulations to apply to something
Strict regulations apply to construction in this area.
規き 制せい を 受う ける to be subject to regulation
The sale of medicine is subject to regulation by law.
規き 制せい を 撤てっ 廃ぱい する to abolish regulations
The government abolished the import regulations.
Related words· 9 制限 stresses limiting the amount, scope, or degree of something, while 規制 stresses the imposition of rules or controls by an authority.
規則 refers to specific written rules, often within an organization, whereas 規制 is the broader act or system of regulatory control by authorities.
統制 emphasizes centralized control over an entire system (e.g. an economy or organization), while 規制 focuses on specific rules restricting particular activities.
取り締まり is the active enforcement or crackdown on violations, while 規制 is the rule or restriction itself that gets enforced.
Show 5 more 締める describes personally tightening discipline or control over people, while 規制する means to regulate or restrict more formally, often by rules or law.
規制する focuses on setting and applying rules or restrictions, while 取り締まる emphasizes active enforcement against violators.
規制 is a complete, everyday noun/する-verb meaning regulation, while 制 in this sense is only a bound morpheme used inside compounds like 抑制 and 制圧.
Opposites 自由 means freedom from restriction, the conceptual opposite of 規制, which imposes rules that limit that freedom.
規制 means to regulate or restrict, the opposite process of 自由化, which removes such restrictions.
Don't confuse with 規制 means a restriction or control imposed on activity, while 規則 refers to the rule or regulation itself.
規制 means a regulation or restriction that controls behavior, while 制度 is the broader system or institution itself, not the rule limiting it.
Word family· 29 legal regulation; legislation
cordon; restricted boundary · cordon materials; barrier tape
gun control
traffic restrictions; traffic control
Etymology Compound of 規 (standard, rule) and 制 (control, system). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of regulation or control by established rules.
し
め
付つ
け
規制 refers to formal rules or regulations imposed by an authority, while 締め付け describes the felt pressure or strictness of enforcement, not the rules themselves.
規制 refers to regulating or restricting something without necessarily banning it outright, whereas 禁止 means a complete prohibition.
usage restrictions; restrictions on use
Show 5 more price control; price regulation
entry restrictions; border entry restrictions
mandatory placement regulations; government rules requiring certain positions or structures in local bodies
private regulation; min-min kisei; deals between companies restricting competition
environmental regulation
