Word Meaning 牽制

けんせい kensei

牽制 is read as けんせい (kensei) and means pickoff throw.

Meaning

English

  1. pickoff throw
  2. holding (a runner) on base
  3. containment (of enemy forces)
  4. diversionary action
  5. feint operation
  6. show of force
  7. check
  8. keeping in check

Reading

Kana

けんせい

Romaji

kensei

Writing Variants

  • けん制 けんせい kensei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

牽制作戦

けんせいさくせん

diversionary operations

牽制球

けんせいきゅう

pickoff attempt

統制

とうせい

regulation

体制

たいせい

order

強制

きょうせい

compulsion

抑制

よくせい

control

規制

きせい

regulation

女人禁制

にょにんきんぜい

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons)

専制

せんせい

despotism

税制

ぜいせい

tax system

せい

system

禁制

きんせい

prohibition

Example Sentences

1

かれはあいてのうごきをけんせいした。

he checked the opponent's movement.