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[せい()·ちゅう()]
seichuu
noun, suru verb

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[せい()·ちゅう()]
seichuu

English Meaning(s) for 掣肘

noun, suru verb
  1. restraint; restriction; control; check

Definition and Synonyms for 掣肘

Restriction an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Synonyms: リミテーション, 制約, 制限, 拘束, 掣肘, 束縛, 限定
Confinement the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
Synonyms: 制限, 拘束, 掣肘, 束縛, 限定
Restriction a principle that limits the extent of something
Synonyms: リミテーション, 制約, 制限, 制限事項, 掣肘, 限定, 限度, 限界
Restraint a rule or condition that limits freedom
Synonyms: くびき, 制御, 制止, 制約, 制限, 手かせ, 抑制, 抑圧, 抑止, 拘束, 掣肘, 束縛, 梏桎, 牽制, 繋縛, 覊束, 首枷
Control the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
Synonyms: とかく, コントロール, 制圧, 制球, 制球力, 司令, 左右, 掣肘, 操縦, 支配, 束ね, 束ねる, 管制, 管理, 統制, 統括, 総覧, 調節
Control a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
Synonyms: コントロール, 制圧, 制御, 制止, 取り締まり, 取り締まる, 手綱, 抑え, 抑制, 抑止, 押さえる, 拘束, 掣肘, 操作, 操縦, 支配, 治世, 監督, 管制, 管理, 管轄, 統制, 統御, 統括, 総監, 総締め, 総轄, 総領, 総領, 規制

Meanings for each kanji in 掣肘

» pull back; restrain
» elbow; arm

Categories 掣肘 is a member of

Relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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Regulating the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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Restraint the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
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Rule a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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Restriction a principle that limits the extent of something
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Economic Policy a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
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