Chinese edit

 
to restrain; to restrict; to keep down
to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or
to stop; prohibit; till
simp. and trad.
(抑止)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

抑止

  1. to restrain; to keep in check; to inhibit

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
よく
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kan’on on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(よく)() (yokushiよくし (yokusi)?

  1. deterrence, discouragement, restraint

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Verb edit

(よく)()する (yokushi suruよくし (yokusi)?suru (stem (よく)() (yokushi shi), past (よく)()した (yokushi shita))

  1. to deter, to discourage, to restrain, to check, to inhibit

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

抑止 (eokji) (hangeul 억지)

  1. Hanja form? of 억지.