Illustration: During an adult amateur football match on a Japanese municipal sports ground, a referee holds a dismissal card high and firmly points a player toward the touchline. The dismissed player stands beside an opponent knocked to the turf, with the ball well away from the point of contact.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

制せい裁さい

seisai

sanctions, punishment

Example sentences

  1. 国連こくれんは制裁せいさいを加くわえるために動うごき出だしました。

    The U. N. moved to impose sanctions.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 組合くみあいに制裁せいさいを加くわえることは妥当だとうではない。

    It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 日本にっぽんがそれらの障壁しょうへきを撤廃てっぱいしなければ米国べいこくは制裁せいさい措置そちを取とるだろう。

    Unless Japan eliminates those barriers, the U.S. will take sanctions.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 制裁

  • 制system; lawOnセイ
  • 裁tailor; judgeOnサイKunたつ・さばく

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