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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

制せい約やく

seiyaku

restriction, constraint

Example sentences

  1. 合衆国がっしゅうこくには小火器しょうかきの販売はんばいに関かんする法律上ほうりつじょうの制約せいやくはほとんどない。

    There are few legal constraints on the sale of firearms in the U.S.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれはこの新あたらしい法律ほうりつによって自由じゆうが制約せいやくを受うけると感かんじている。

    He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 衣装いしょう・小道具こどうぐに関かんしての制約せいやくは少すくない。

    There are only a few restrictions about costumes and props.

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

Kanji in 制約

  • 制system; lawOnセイ
  • 約promise; approximatelyOnヤクKunつづまる・つづめる・つづまやか

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