"制す" meaning in Japanese

See 制す in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{ja-verb|せいす|tr=trans|type=1}} 制(せい)す • (seisu) transitive godan (stem 制(せい)し (seishi), past 制(せい)した (seishita)) Forms: 制す transitive godan [canonical] (ruby: (せい)), seisu [romanization], 制し [stem] (ruby: (せい)), 制した [past] (ruby: (せい)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 制さ [error-unrecognized-form], せいさ [error-unrecognized-form], seisa [error-unrecognized-form], 制し [error-unrecognized-form], せいし [error-unrecognized-form], seishi [error-unrecognized-form], 制す [error-unrecognized-form], せいす [error-unrecognized-form], seisu [error-unrecognized-form], 制せ [error-unrecognized-form], せいせ [error-unrecognized-form], seise [error-unrecognized-form], 制される [passive], せいされる [passive], seisareru [passive], 制させる [causative], 制さす [causative], せいさせる [causative], せいさす [causative], seisaseru [causative], seisasu [causative], 制せる [potential], せいせる [potential], seiseru [potential], 制そう [volitional], せいそう [volitional], seisō [volitional], 制さない [negative], せいさない [negative], seisanai [negative], 制さず [continuative, negative], せいさず [continuative, negative], seisazu [continuative, negative], 制します [formal], せいします [formal], seishimasu [formal], 制した [perfective], せいした [perfective], seishita [perfective], 制して [conjunctive], せいして [conjunctive], seishite [conjunctive], 制せば [conditional, hypothetical], せいせば [conditional, hypothetical], seiseba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. get the better of
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "制す transitive godan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "制",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制し",
      "roman": "seishi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "制",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制した",
      "roman": "seishita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "制",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seise",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seiseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seiseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "制(せい)す • (seisu) transitive godan (stem 制(せい)し (seishi), past 制(せい)した (seishita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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      ],
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        "get the better of"
      ],
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        [
          "get the better of",
          "get the better of"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "制す"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "制す transitive godan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "制",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制し",
      "roman": "seishi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "制",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制した",
      "roman": "seishita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "制",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seise",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seiseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seisazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seishite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "制せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せいせば",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seiseba",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "せいす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "制(せい)す • (seisu) transitive godan (stem 制(せい)し (seishi), past 制(せい)した (seishita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese godan verbs",
        "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 制 read as せい",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese transitive verbs",
        "Japanese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "get the better of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get the better of",
          "get the better of"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "制す"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 制す meaning in Japanese (4.9kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "制す",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "制す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
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  "title": "制す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "制す",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "制す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "制す",
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}

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