Word Meaning 制する

せいする seisuru

制する is read as せいする (seisuru) and means to get the better of.

Meaning

English

  1. to get the better of
  2. to control
  3. to command
  4. to hold back (e.g. emotions)
  5. to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people)
  6. to bridle

Reading

Kana

せいする

Romaji

seisuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 11666 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

制度

せいど

system

制作

せいさく

work (film, book)

制定

せいてい

enactment

制約

せいやく

limitation

制限

せいげん

restriction

制服

せいふく

uniform

制御

せいぎょ

control (of a machine, device, etc.)

制止

せいし

control

せい

system

制球

せいきゅう

(pitcher's) control

制動

せいどう

braking (mechanism)

制空権

せいくうけん

control of the air

Example Sentences

6

かれはかんじょうをせいするのがじょうずだ。

He is good at controlling his emotions.

Slow but steady wins the race.

For what it's worth, we should have regulated this a long time ago.

Suppressing one's romantic feelings is not the same as having no such feelings.

Suppressing one's romantic feelings is not the same as having no such feelings.

It is true that behavior cannot be legislated, and legislation cannot make you love me, but legislation can restrain you from lynching me, and I think that is kind of important.