ブレーキbureeki

1. nounbrake
   しばらく車くるまを運転うんてんしていないと、アクセルとブレーキがごっちゃになることない？↗

   Have you ever got in your car after a long absence and got the brake mixed up with the accelerator?
2. noun(a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes

• Synonym歯止めはどめNeutralMostly figurative: curbing momentum, as in 「少子化に歯止めをかける」; typical of social and economic contexts rather than actual brakes.
• Synonym制動機せいどうきWrittenWritten/formal term for the braking device itself, found mainly in technical documents; in everyday speech 「ブレーキ」 is the normal word.
• RelatedストップCasualColloquial loanword for stopping or calling a halt, as in 「ストップをかける」; it does not refer specifically to the brake device.
• AntonymアクセルNeutralThe accelerator pedal, the opposite of the brake, as in 「アクセルを踏む」.

Use 「ブレーキ」 for a vehicle's brakes and, figuratively, for any check on progress. For curbing social or economic trends, 「歯止め」 is common; to call a halt, 「ストップ」; 「制動機」 appears in technical writing; 「アクセル」 is the opposite pedal.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 制動機せいどうき、制動せいどう装置そうち。
2. （比喩ひゆ）歯止はどめ。円滑えんかつな進行しんこうの邪魔じゃまとなるもの。