制止|せいしseishi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcontrol; check; restraint; inhibition
    警察けいさつは群衆ぐんしゅうを制止せいしした。↗
    The police held back the crowd.
Conjugation
Dictionary form制止する(せいしする)
Polite (masu)制止します(せいしします)
Negative (nai)制止しない(せいししない)
polite (masen)制止しません(せいししません)
classical zu / nu制止せず・制止せぬ(せいしせず・せいしせぬ)
Past (ta)制止した(せいしした)
polite (mashita)制止しました(せいししました)
Past negative (nakatta)制止しなかった(せいししなかった)
polite (masen deshita)制止しませんでした(せいししませんでした)
Te form制止して(せいしして)
Potential制止できる(せいしできる)
Passive制止される(せいしされる)
Causative制止させる(せいしさせる)
Causative passive制止させられる(せいしさせられる)
Conditional (ba)制止すれば(せいしすれば)
tara制止したら(せいししたら)
Volitional制止しよう(せいししよう)
polite (mashou)制止しましょう(せいししましょう)
Imperative制止しろ(せいししろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym抑制よくせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Used for restraining impulses or growth, as in 「感情を抑制」; 「制止」 focuses on stopping someone's words or actions on the spot.
  • Synonym阻止そしNeutralBlocks something from happening, as in 「侵入を阻止」; leans toward preventing something from being carried out.
  • Synonym抑止よくしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Deters an act through various means, as in 「犯罪の抑止」「核抑止力」; preventive, while 「制止」 stops someone on the spot.
  • SynonymストップNeutralLoanword for bringing something to a stop; colloquial, as in 「ストップをかける」.
  • RelatedブレーキNeutralLoanword meaning brake, also used figuratively for curbing something, as in 「ブレーキをかける」.
  • RelatedコントロールNeutralLoanword for controlling or adjusting things; leans toward management, and is not used for stopping a person on the spot.
  • Related抑えおさえNeutralColloquial. Pressing a force down or holding it in check; in baseball, refers to the closer.
  • Related停止ていしNeutralStopping of operation or a pause, as in 「営業停止」; leans toward describing a state.
  • Related中止ちゅうしNeutralCalling off or discontinuing a planned event, as in 「試合中止」.
  • Related牽制けんせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Checks or restrains another party's movements, as in 「相手を牽制する」.
  • Antonym促進そくしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means promoting something; the opposite of the stopping that 「制止」 conveys.

Use 「制止」 for stopping someone's words or actions on the spot, as in 「警官の制止を振り切る」. Use 「阻止」 to prevent something from happening, 「抑制」 to restrain impulses, and 「抑止」 to deter a type of behavior; 「促進」 means the opposite, to promote.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 他人たにんの言動げんどうを抑おさえ止とめること。
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