制せいする

せいする seisuru

to control
to command
to get the better of

する verb (special)transitive

Chinese meanings

控制；制止

Examples

彼らは国会で過半数を制した。
They commanded a majority in the Diet.
他们在国会取得了多数席位。
Tatoeba #97151
彼は理性で情欲を制することが出来る。
He is able to subordinate passion to reason.
他能用理智控制情欲。
Tatoeba #99076

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('28e2537426'); // 制する

{
  "id": "28e2537426",
  "word": "制する",
  "reading": "せいする",
  "romaji": "seisuru",
  "meanings": [
    "to control",
    "to command",
    "to get the better of"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "vs-s",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1374630,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼らは国会で過半数を制した。",
      "en": "They commanded a majority in the Diet.",
      "tatoeba_id": 97151
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は理性で情欲を制することが出来る。",
      "en": "He is able to subordinate passion to reason.",
      "tatoeba_id": 99076
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "2daa3b7ef077046305fdb398425314c8e00ca39fb0b2826bc233c0183c5f94b1",
    "meanings": [
      "控制",
      "制止"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼らは国会で過半数を制した。",
        "zh": "他们在国会取得了多数席位。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は理性で情欲を制することが出来る。",
        "zh": "他能用理智控制情欲。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/28e2537426",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1374630; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "708025898f167e816f68a7b254f757c61203f8cfe778128826f2644d605b8111",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}