How to say "control" in Japanese

• 管理かんりJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbControl in the sense of management or administration — running a business or organization and keeping its affairs in order; the word you want when 'control' means managing something.
  彼かれに財産ざいさん管理かんりを任まかせた。↗

  I entrusted my property to him.
• コントロールJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe loanword; a broad, everyday word for control, especially keeping one's emotions, temper, or physical condition in check — the natural choice for 'self-control'.
  関税かんぜいを国くにごとではなくブロックでコントロールする方ほうが好都合こうつごうであることを強調きょうちょうしたい。↗

  I would like to stress that it is more convenient to control tariffs as a bloc rather than country by country.
• 制御せいぎょCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbControl of a machine, device, or system: the technical word for making equipment operate as intended, as in engineering or computing; not the word for managing people or a business.
• 監督かんとくJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbControl in the sense of supervision or direction: overseeing people and their work, keeping operations on track; the word for a supervisor or director who guides others.
  代表取締役だいひょうとりしまりやくは取締役とりしまりやくの職務しょくむの執行しっこうを監督かんとくするものだ。↗

  The Representative Director supervises Directors' performance of duties.
• 支配しはいJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbControl as domination or rule: holding power over people, a country, or a market; stronger and more sweeping than 管理, implying command over others rather than day-to-day administration.
  静しずけさが森もりを支配しはいしていた。↗

  Silence reigned in the forest.

Choose 管理 for managing a business or affairs, 制御 for machines and devices, 監督 for supervising people and their work, 支配 for dominating or ruling over others, and 「コントロール」 as the broad loanword, often for control of oneself.

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• 管理かんりcontrol
• コントロールcontrol
• 制御せいぎょcontrol (of a machine, device, etc.)
• 監督かんとくsupervision
• 支配しはいrule
• 把握はあくgrasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.)
• 規制きせいregulation
• 調節ちょうせつregulation
• 抑制よくせいcontrol
• 取り締まりとりしまりcontrol
• 管制かんせいcontrol (by the state)
• 統制とうせいregulation
• 管轄かんかつjurisdiction
• 取り締まるとりしまるto manage
• 牛耳るぎゅうじるto control
• 収拾しゅうしゅうcontrol
• 制止せいしcontrol
• 取り仕切るとりしきるto manage (all by oneself)
• 束ねたばねbundle
• 抑えるおさえるto keep within limits (e.g. spending)
• 制せいsystem
• 操縦そうじゅうsteering
• 操るあやつるto operate (e.g. a machine)
• 制圧せいあつgaining total control (of people or counties)
• さばきhandling (e.g. knife, reins)
• 統御とうぎょcontrol
• 総攬そうらんcontrol
• 制すせいすto control
• 制御権せいぎょけんcontrol
• 切り回すきりまわすto manage
• 掣肘せいちゅうrestraint
• 牛耳を執るぎゅうじをとるto take the lead in
• 統理とうりadministration (of affairs, etc.)
• だらしprudence
• 統べるすべるto rule over
• 制球せいきゅう(pitcher's) control
• 防除ぼうじょprevention (of plant disease and insect damage)
• 管領かんりょう(person in) control
• 制球力せいきゅうりょく(pitcher's) control
• 制するせいするto control
• 統括とうかつcontrol
• 司るつかさどるto rule
• 押さえ込むおさえこむto suppress
• 束ねるたばねるto govern
• 手綱たづなcontrol
• 握るにぎるto seize (power)
• 締まりしまりfirmness
• こらえるto restrain
• 律するりっするto control
• 御するぎょするto control
• 御すぎょすto control
• 締めくくりしめくくりsupervision
• 左右さゆう(asserting) control
• 手の内てのうち(in one's) grip