自粛|じしゅくjishuku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbself-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 自粛する(じしゅくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 自粛します(じしゅくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 自粛しない(じしゅくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 自粛しません(じしゅくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 自粛せず・自粛せぬ(じしゅくせず・じしゅくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 自粛した(じしゅくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 自粛しました(じしゅくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 自粛しなかった(じしゅくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 自粛しませんでした(じしゅくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 自粛して(じしゅくして) |
| Potential | 自粛できる(じしゅくできる) |
| Passive | 自粛される(じしゅくされる) |
| Causative | 自粛させる(じしゅくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 自粛させられる(じしゅくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 自粛すれば(じしゅくすれば) |
| tara | 自粛したら(じしゅくしたら) |
| Volitional | 自粛しよう(じしゅくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 自粛しましょう(じしゅくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 自粛しろ(じしゅくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym慎みつつしみWrittenWritten/formal prose. Discreet, decorous speech and conduct, as in 「慎みがない」; about one's bearing, while 「自粛」 is about voluntarily stopping an activity.
- Synonym自制じせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Controlling your emotions and desires, as in 「自制心」; 「自粛」 is about holding back on activities out of regard for society.
- Related我慢がまんNeutralNeutral. Enduring or putting up with something, as in 「我慢する」; about bearing hardship, with no sense of socially motivated self-restraint.
- Related克己こっきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Overcoming your own desires, as in 「克己心」; personal self-discipline, while 「自粛」 is about voluntarily stopping activities for society's sake.
- Related自己抑制じこよくせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Self-restraint; leans psychological usage, not the social sense of 「自粛」.
- Related自己制御WrittenWritten/formal prose. Self-control in psychology, engineering and similar technical fields; 「自粛」 is about voluntarily stopping activities for society's sake.
- Antonym放縦ほうじゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Self-indulgence, living without discipline or restraint; the direct opposite of 「自粛」.
For voluntarily stopping or cutting back on activities out of regard for society or public opinion, use 「自粛」: 「外出自粛」「放送自粛」「自粛ムード」. To endure, say 「我慢」; to hold back emotions, 「自制」; the opposite is 「放縦」.
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