Vocabulary

What does 抑制 (よくせい, yokusei) mean?

抑制 (よくせい, yokusei) means restraint, control, suppression.

Quick facts
Readingよくせい
Romajiyokusei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
よくせい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyokusei

restraint, control, suppression

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive control; restraint; suppression

Example sentences

  • Unable to control my emotions, I burst into tears.

  • Appetite can be suppressed with medicine.

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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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