単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#9,795 most used

牽制

けんせい0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

keeping in check; restraint

ITS KANJI

牽pullread けん here1 word ›制systemread せい here17 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

The pitcher kept the runner on first base in check.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

check; keeping in check; restraint; curbing; reining in; discouraging (from doing)

noun · する verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; feint operation; show of force

noun · する verb · transitive

3

pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

noun · する verb · transitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

憲政constitutional governmentけんせい · not in tangoya
権勢power; influenceけんせい · not in tangoya
県政prefectural governmentけんせい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#9,795 most used

Written牽制、けん制

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium