節度|せつどsetsudo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounmoderation; standard
   どんなに節度せつどのある家庭かていでも事故じこは起おこるもの。↗

   Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families.

• Synonym節制せっせいNeutralSelf-restraint in eating, drinking or desires; the closest word to 「節度」, but it stresses holding yourself back rather than keeping a sense of proportion.
• Related制御せいぎょNeutralControl of machines, devices or emotions, stressing active handling; 「節度」 is the personal sense of proportion kept in one's speech and behavior, a matter of character.
• Related規制きせいNeutralRestriction imposed by rules or regulations, as in 「規制緩和」 or 「自主規制」; 「節度」 is the personal propriety of an individual's conduct.
• Related抑制よくせいNeutralPressing impulses or growth down and holding them in check; the point is suppression, not the sense of proper degree that 「節度」 conveys.
• Related抑えおさえNeutralPressing something down or keeping it in check, also self-restraint; it stresses the act of holding down rather than the propriety of 「節度」.
• Related統制とうせいWrittenA written, formal word for unified control or regulation, whether by the state or within an organization, as in 「内部統制」; 「節度」 is personal.
• Related規律きりつNeutralDiscipline and order, stressing observance of established rules; 「節度」 is about spontaneously keeping within bounds, not following set rules.
• RelatedコントロールNeutralA loanword for controlling or adjusting things, common in speech and covering a wide range of objects; it does not specifically mean propriety in speech and behavior.
• Antonym過剰かじょうNeutralExcess or surplus, an amount or degree beyond what is proper; the opposite of the moderation that 「節度」 describes.
• Antonym放縦ほうじゅうWrittenA written word for self-indulgent, wilful behavior free of discipline or restraint; the opposite of conduct with 「節度」.
• Antonym無節度WrittenA written word for having no sense of proportion at all, indulging without restraint; the direct opposite of 「節度」.

Use 「節度」 for keeping speech and behavior within proper bounds, as in 「節度ある飲酒」 and 「節度を守る」. For restraining desires use 「節制」, for limits set by rules 「規制」, and in casual speech 「コントロール」. The opposite is 「放縦」.

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1. 言動げんどうなどが度どを超こさず、適当てきとうなほどあいであること。「節度せつどある行動こうどう」