Word Meaning 措置

そち sochi

措置 is read as そち (sochi) and means measure.

Meaning

English

  1. measure
  2. step
  3. action

Reading

Kana

そち

Romaji

sochi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 2196 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

措置入院

そちにゅういん

involuntary admission (to a mental hospital)

法的措置

ほうてきそち

legal measure

安全措置

あんぜんそち

safety measure

重点措置

じゅうてんそち

semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures

経過措置

けいかそち

transitional measures

時限措置

じげんそち

time-limited measure

特別措置

とくべつそち

special measure

予防措置

よぼうそち

preventive measure

予算措置

よさんそち

budgetary provision

応急措置

おうきゅうそち

stopgap measure

報復措置

ほうふくそち

reprisals

Example Sentences

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おうきゅうそちをとった。

I took emergency measures.

あんぜんそちがひつようだ。

Safety measures are necessary.

さいはつぼうしのそちがすぐにとられた。

Measures to prevent a recurrence were taken immediately.

We should take the necessary steps before it's too late.

School busing and taking a proactive stance against discrimination were hotly debated topics.

China's health authorities are taking steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

At Tom's school, the Tatoeba craze has become so widespread that it's affecting students' studies. As a result, an emergency staff meeting was held and it was decided to limit students to submitting no more than 30 example sentences per day. However, since the school hasn't fully tracked the students' accounts, implementing this measure has proven challenging.