Illustration: In an apartment living room, an adult has taken a trumpet from its open case and drawn breath to practice. Through the open adjoining doorway, they notice a baby asleep in a cot beside a resting caregiver.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

自じ粛しゅく

jishuku

to voluntarily refrain

Example sentences

  1. 全国ぜんこくの神社じんじゃを管理かんりする神社本庁じんじゃほんちょうは、インターネット参拝さんぱいを自粛じしゅくするように全国ぜんこくの神社じんじゃに通知つうちをするという異例いれいの行為こういを行おこなっている。

    The Association of Shinto Shrines has unprecedentedly notified Shinto shrines nationwide that every shrine should refrain from providing Internet Sanpai services.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 高齢者こうれいしゃ・子供こども・呼吸器疾患患者こきゅうきしっかんかんじゃの屋外おくがいでの活動かつどう、幼稚園ようちえん・小学校しょうがっこうの屋外活動おくがいかつどう、一般市民いっぱんしみんの屋外おくがいでの激はげしいスポーツをそれぞれ自粛じしゅくするよう勧告かんこく。

    It is urged that aged persons, children, and persons with respiratory disease should avoid doing outdoor activities, that kindergartens and elementary schools should avoid doing outdoor activities, and that the general public should avoid doing strenuous sports outdoors.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. しかし時勢じせいの悪化あっかにより1938年ねんに年賀切手ねんがきっての発行はっこうが中止ちゅうし、1940年ねんには特別取扱とくべつとりあつかいが中止ちゅうしされ、太平洋戦争勃発以降たいへいようせんそうぼっぱついこうはさらに自粛じしゅくの声こえが高たかまった。

    However, due to the worsening condition of the times, an issuance of New Year’s postcard stamps stopped in 1938, the special handling was stopped in 1940 and there was an increased demand for voluntary restraint with the outbreak of the Pacific War.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 自粛

  • 自oneselfOnジ・シKunみずから・おのずから・おのずと
  • 粛solemn; quietlyOnシュク・スクKunつつしむ

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