Illustration: Beside a neighborhood baseball diamond, an angry player leans toward an umpire with clenched fists and an open mouth. The team captain stands firmly between them, one forearm held across the player's chest as a steady restraint.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

抑おさえ

osae

control, restraint

抑える is a separate verb. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

感情かんじょうの抑おさえが利きかず、つい声こえが大おおきくなった。
I lost control of my emotions and raised my voice without meaning to.
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先生せんせいの抑おさえが利きいて、教室きょうしつは静しずかだった。
The teacher kept the classroom quiet.
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部長ぶちょうの抑おさえが利きかず、会議かいぎが長引ながびいた。
The manager couldn’t keep the meeting under control, and it ran long.
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Kanji in 抑

抑repress; wellOnヨクKunおさえる

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