Keyword
control
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig447
Readings
せい
(99%)
Composed of
cow
upside-down box
knife
Mnemonic

How do you control a mad cow? You obviously put it in an upside-down box so that only its head and its front legs pop out, and then you threaten it with a knife. Quiet! Bad cow! Stop mooing or I'll turn you into beef with this knife right here right now!

Oh and, why is the box upside down? Well, cows poop a lot, right? It's better for the cow to poop on the ground; you can then just simply move the box instead of having to clean it.

Used in kanji (2 in total)
manufactured
pull back
Used in vocabulary (892 in total)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
system; institution; organization; organisation
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
control; check; restraint; inhibition
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
sanctions; punishment
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
self-control; self-restraint
regulation; control
head start; initiative; preemption
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
enactment; establishment; creation
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
self-control; self-restraint
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to control; to command; to get the better of
time limit; time restriction
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
forced repatriation; deportation
legislation; laws
out of control; uncontrollable
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
organization; organisation; forming
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
controller; control unit
tax reform; tax revision
new order; new system
attitude control; postural control
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
first goal; first point
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
traffic restrictions; traffic control
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
(air traffic) controller
tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission
control room; control booth
prohibition; ban; embargo
surveillance system; monitoring system
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
(system of) slavery
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
regulation cap; school cap
(punishment by) striking with fists
indecent assault; forcible indecency
tightening of regulations
control of the air; air supremacy
pension system (scheme)
movement restrictions; behavior restrictions
despotism; autocracy
monarchical system
hereditary system; hereditary succession
uniformed personnel
republican form of government; republicanism
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
admission limit; restricted admission
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
(border) entry restrictions
production cost
Legislative Council (deliberative council of the Ministry of Justice)
anti-establishment
(system of) slavery
central control room; main control room
legislating; legislation; passage (of a bill) into law
oppression; tyranny; despotism
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
control panel; switchbox
citizen judge system; lay judge system; quasi-jury system
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
restricted area; security area
institutionalization (of a practice); systematization; systematic implementation
parliamentary system
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
aristocracy system; aristocracy
part time (school system)
cordon; boundary to restrict public access; materials used to mark a cordon
the present regime; the existing regime
flexible work hours; flexi-time
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
(compulsory) execution; seizure
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
regulation of freedom of speech
educational system; school system
inhibitor; depressant; suppressant; retardant
environmental regulation
old system; old order; pre-World War II education system; prewar education system
mastery of the air
the establishment
limited; restricted; constrained
State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform
feudal system; feudalism
(enforced) confinement; internment; detention by legal force
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
feudal system; feudalism
regulation; legislation
one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)
the Emperor System
air traffic control; ATC
compulsory inspection; compulsory search
civilian control (of the military)
nursing-care insurance system
independent production (e.g. of a film)
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
rugby sevens; seven-a-side rugby
military system; military organization; military organisation
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
control; control right
political system; political institution; regime
despotic government; autocracy
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
democracy; democratic system of government
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau
co-production; collaboration
control of the sea; command of the sea
part-time senior high school; part-time high school; evening high school
the full-day (school system)
going on a date while wearing a school uniform
suppressive fire; neutralization fire
wartime regime; war footing
rationing; rationing system
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
weight restriction; weight limit
mandatory indictment; indictment by a lay prosecution committee
speed limit; speed regulation
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
(pitcher's) control
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
absolutism; despotism
family system; the family (as an institution)
conservatorship; adult guardianship
animation studio; animation production company
foreign trainee system; technical intern training program
reservations-only system; by-appointment-only system
roadside prohibition-edict boards
antiperspirant spray; deodorant spray
speed limit; speed regulation
national identification number system; My number system
(operator) console
flat-rate (billing) system
selective system; system that offers choices
legal system permitting victim participation in the criminal justice process
technical intern training program (for foreigners)
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
government-regulated organization or facility, etc. (organisation)
pickoff throw; pickoff attempt
correspondence high school; distance-education high school; online high school
discount system; discount arrangement
oppressor; tyrant
internal controls; internal governance
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions
commission system
training program; training system
military system
unicameral system; unicameralism
controller; regulator
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
(crime of) indecent assault
conscription; draft system
vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)
reimbursement system for high-cost medical care
thought control; thought censorship
self-restraint; self-control; abstinence
presidential system; presidential government
abolition of regulations; deregulation
five-day workweek system; five-day school week system; system of having two days off in at least one week each month
parliamentary system of government
license system; licence system
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
control circuit; controlling circuit
monetary system; currency system
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
suppression pool (nuclear reactor); pressure suppression chamber
bicameral system
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
single-seat constituency system
establishment of a constitution
educational or school system
educational system; school system
unlimited; unrestricted
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
limited headroom; max height
mail system; postal service; postal system; post
(border) entry restrictions
pickoff throw; pickoff attempt
capital controls; capital regulation
municipal organization; municipal organisation; municipality
ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
pay-your-own-way system (e.g. for a wedding reception); entrance fee system; membership fee system
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
return system; tax payment by self-assessment; declaration system
feed-in tariff system (e.g. solar power); fixed price purchase system
Control Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)
oppressive; despotic
reaction control system (of a spacecraft); RCS; attitude control system; postural control system
five-day workweek system; five-day school week system; system of having two days off in at least one week each month
vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)
electoral system allowing for the election of multiple candidates from one district; multi-member constituent electoral system
(Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district
early retirement program; early retirement programme
annual salary system
corporate structure; company structure
forced sterilization; involuntary sterilization
feed-in tariff system (e.g. solar power); fixed price purchase system
floating exchange rate system
Interest Rate Restriction Act
responsibility-taking system; taking responsibility
patriarchy; system of patriarchy
intemperance; excesses
old system; old order
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
variable working hours system; flexible-hours system
forcible sexual intercourse; rape
limit value; limiting value
cabinet system; cabinet government
indecent assault; forcible indecency
enforced isolation; mandatory isolation
aristocratic class system; system of peerage ranks
(crime of) forcible sexual intercourse; rape
monopoly system; government monopoly
anti-establishment; anti-government
(legal) fiction
mandatory retirement age (system)
water supply restrictions
braking force; braking power
mandatory insurance (e.g. for motor vehicles)
troika system; triumvirate
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
a self-supporting accounting system
Japanese household legal structure (1898-1947)
mechanism
restriction; limitation
representative system
limiting conditions; constraint
total volume control; regulations on total allowable volumes of pollutants
one-party regime; single-party regime
fee-based system; billing system
control flow; flow of control
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
tributary system (of Imperial China)
controller; regulator
two-term system
junior high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
private property system; system of private ownership of property; private ownership of the means of production (as the foundation of capitalism)
equal-field system (of ancient China)
one-drink minimum (at a restaurant, karaoke-bar, etc.)
access restriction (to an indoor location); entry restriction
anti-cancer drug; cancer-inhibiting drug
Act on Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons
sōryō system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)
price movement limit; daily trading limit; fluctuation limit
commission-only remuneration (e.g. from sales)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
three-tiered court system; principle of a three-instance trial process
uji-kabane system; system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)
grid city plan used for the Imperial capital
institutional fatigue; systemic fatigue
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
restraint; restriction; control; check
official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion
county and prefecture system
victory; championship
company consisting of autonomous divisions
compulsory winding-up; winding-up by a court; compulsory liquidation; involuntary dissolution
institutions bequeathed from the past
restriction enzyme; restriction endonuclease
anti-acid preparation
retirement benefit system; retirement system; retirement plan
limitation of armaments
popular election system
bone marrow suppression
command language; control language
ancient establishment; ancient laws
leniency policy; addition to Japan's antitrust law that allows lower fines for the first company involved in a cartel, etc. to admit their involvement
restrictions on the number of kanji recognized for usage (recognised)
diversionary operations
silver standard system
war organization; war footing
new system; new order; post-World War II education system; postwar education system; new education system
regulations
tumour suppressor gene; tumor suppressor gene
metered billing system; usage-based billing system; consumption-based billing system; pay-as-you-go system
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
Control Point; CM
power limitation; power restriction
1955 System; Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993
controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another
office system where employees are free to change desk
terauke system; system established by the Edo shogunate that required citizens to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist (i.e. non-Christian) faith
restraint; containment
national citizen identification number system
fixed exchange rate system
numerical control; NC
restricted kanji; limited number of kanji designated for daily use
committee system; commission system
town organization; town organisation; town administration
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
public health system
control of passions; control of appetite
bicameral constitution; bicameralism; bicameral system
controlled or regulated item
three-tiered court system; principle of a three-instance trial process
province of Japan (under the ritsuryō system)
quasi-forcible sexual intercourse (e.g. sleeping or intoxicated victim); quasi-forced sexual intercourse
device control character (e.g. DC1)
system used during the Edo period where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith
brake light; stoplight
semi-presidential system; dual executive system
non-restrictive (of relative pronoun use)
antitumor; anticancer; anticarcinogenic; carcinostatic
family or clan system
to control foreigners by foreigners; to play one barbarian state against another
leadership organization; leadership organisation
parasitic landowner system; absentee landlord system
monetary system; currency
double-grave system; system of having one grave for the body and a separate one for prayers and services
system of universal conscription
antitumor; anticancer; anticarcinogenic; carcinostatic
system of rule during the Yamato period
school district system
seismic control structure; vibration-damping construction
full-time senior high school; full-time high school
point system; credit system
present; present tense
groin; groyne; spur dike
tumour suppressor gene; tumor suppressor gene
controlling process
institutionalism; institutional school
ritsuryō system
restrictive (of relative pronoun use)
indecent assault; forcible indecency
county system
jōri system of land subdivision in ancient Japan
university (operated under post-war guidelines)
control of passions; control of appetite
ranking system based on dan and kyu (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
sound used for censoring words or phrases (on TV, radio, etc.); bleep censor
(crime of) quasi-forcible sexual intercourse (e.g. sleeping or intoxicated victim)
manufacture; production
despotism; autocracy
rugby sevens; seven-a-side rugby
(crime of) indecent assault
feed-in tariff system (e.g. solar power); fixed price purchase system
tributary system (of Imperial China)
one-drink minimum (at a restaurant, karaoke-bar, etc.)
office system where employees are free to change desk
seismic control structure; vibration-damping construction
correspondence school education
birth control
price control; price regulation
section system (companies)
parliamentary system
preliminary control of lights
bremsstrahlung; X-rays produced when fast electrons pass through matter
parliamentary system
two-shift work program (programme)
six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)
unlimited trade; unrestricted trade
system under which schoolteachers are assigned additional administrative duties
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
dual pricing system; dual price system
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (1972); London Convention
floating exchange rate system; flexible exchange rate system
the question of limiting the use of Chinese characters
displacement controlled
sliding scale system
pool system
link system
civil legal aid system (e.g. legal aid for poor people)
national health insurance program (programme)
mark-to-market accounting system
legal history (studies)
using poisonous medication to control poison; fighting evil with evil; fighting fire with fire
the system in government offices and business corporations in which draft proposals are prepared by someone in charge of the matter and circulated for collective deliberation and final approval by particular (designated) officials or executives
expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime
proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained
proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list
legal reserve system (USA); reserve deposit requirement system
(Japanese) land registration system
prefectural system (as existed from 1890-1947)
union shop system (employment of only union members)
open shop system (employment of both unionists and non-unionists)
closed shop system (employment of only union members)
voluntary export restraint; VER
control gene; regulator gene; regulatory gene
diffuser; air supply outlet in air-conditioning system
(mobile phone) number portability (introduced to Japan in October 2005)
Pauli exclusion principle
province-district-neighbourhood administrative divisions (ritsuryō system)
township-neighbourhood system; system in use between 715-740 CE which redefined the province-district-neighbourhood system, establishing 50-home townships of 2-3 neighbourhoods each
bremsstrahlung; X-rays produced when fast electrons pass through matter
Qing dynasty system assigning equal numbers of Manchurians and Han Chinese to central government agencies
error control; error handling
connection admission control; CAC
zero suppression
control of access by means of a password; being password-protected
HARC; Hierarchical Storage Archive and Retrieve Controller
control function; regulatory function; policing function
hard line break; hard return
AATC; Automatic Air Traffic Control
format effector; layout character
point of control and observation; PCO
Transmission Control Protocol; TCP
Synchronous Data Link Control; SDLC
MAC Protocol; Media Access Control Protocol
congestion control (in a network)
cut your coat according to your cloth
cut your coat according to your cloth
patrilineal system; patriliny
ranking system based on dan and kyu (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
constraint satisfaction problem (esp. in AI); CSP
system of self-management; honour system
system that allows for the construction of highways and buildings in the same space
past tense; preterit tense
restricting and controlling
system of one-party rule; system of single-party rule
pressure suppression (e.g. pool, container in a nuclear power plant)
pressure suppression pool (nuclear reactor)
land taxation system
water regulating valve; gate valve
consolidated taxation system; consolidated tax payment system
inhibitory; inhibiting; suppressor
antiperspirant; antisudorific
electronic brakeforce distribution; electronic brakeforce limitation; EBD; EBFD; EBL
restraint of trade; trade restriction
segmented body plan; segmentation; metamerism
government rules on structure, staffing, etc. of local bodies (e.g. police force)
min-min kisei; deals between companies which restrict competition
min-min kisei; deals between companies which restrict competition
compulsory sale by auction; forced auction
six-day workweek system
assistance funding system
en plein air; plein air painting
graded reader; limited-vocabulary reader
system of using different starting lineups for different matches (in soccer)
Yalta system; post-Yalta world order
late raising; artificial slowing of growth of plants
caliphate; caliphate state
max height; maximum height
former municipal system used for some islands in Japan
low-carbohydrate diet; low-carb diet; carbohydrate-restricted diet
dominant-party system; one-party dominant system
manorial system; manorialism
one country, two systems (Chinese policy)
fixed-price purchase system (electricity); feed-in tariff system
fixed-price purchase system (electricity); feed-in tariff system
fixed-price purchase system (electricity); feed-in tariff system
limit on the number of people
housing land development construction regulated area; zoning area where residential land development is restricted in order to prevent land- and mudslides and requires approval from the prefectural governor
peace organization; peace footing
carcinostatic agent; anticancer substance
carcinostatic agent; anticancer substance
carcinostatic agent; anticancer substance
producer (of film, theatre, TV, etc.); maker; creator; developer
six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)
six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)
transfer-restricted stock; transfer-restricted shares
transfer-restricted stock; transfer-restricted shares
transfer-restricted stock; transfer-restricted shares
metered billing system; usage-based billing system; consumption-based billing system; pay-as-you-go system
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
deportation (e.g. of a refugee); forced population transfer; expulsion (e.g. of a specific ethnicity)
qualified invoice system; qualified invoice retention system
news blackout; news censorship
hail and ride (bus system)
(crime of) quasi-forcible sexual intercourse (e.g. sleeping or intoxicated victim)
multi-party system
media blackout; press restrictions
security arrangements; security system; security setup; security protocols
Financial System Research Council; Financial System Research Committee; Committee on Financial Systems Research
National Air Traffic Controllers Association; NATCA
International Federation of Automatic Control
Seitaka (Shintō goddess)
Japan Association for Comparative Economic Studies; JACES
The Federation of Music Producers Japan (abbr); FMJ
Examples (200 in total)
This is the uniform!
That, too, was a uniform I knew well.
And you're even neatly dressed in your uniform.