Vocabulary

What does 制約 (せいやく, seiyaku) mean?

制約 (せいやく, seiyaku) means restriction, constraint.

Quick facts
Readingせいやく
Romajiseiyaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せいやく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseiyaku

restriction, constraint

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive limitation; restriction; condition

Example sentences

  • Because of budget constraints, the plan was scaled down.

  • I did my best within the time constraints.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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