抑止

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Chinese

		to restrain; to restrict; to keep down to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or	to stop; prohibit; till
simp. and trad. (抑止)		抑	止

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄓˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìjhǐh
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-chih³
  - Yale: yì-jř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihjyy
  - Palladius: ичжи (ičži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    意旨
    懿旨
    抑止
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik¹ zi²
  - Yale: yīk jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

抑止

to restrain; to keep in check; to inhibit

Synonyms

不准 (bùzhǔn)
不許 / 不许 (bùxǔ)
制止 (zhìzhǐ)
勿許 / 勿许 (⁸veq-shiu) (Wu)
取締 / 取缔 (qǔdì)
唔准 (m⁴ zeon²) (Cantonese)
嚴禁 / 严禁 (yánjìn) (to strictly forbid)
救 (jiù) (Classical Chinese)
毋准 (Min Nan)
禁制 (jìnzhì)
禁止 (jìnzhǐ)
禁絕 / 禁绝 (jìnjué)
遏制 (èzhì)
遏止 (èzhǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抑	止
よく Grade: S	し Grade: 2
kan'on	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よくし (Atamadaka – )^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) よくし (Heiban – )^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key):

Noun

抑(よく)止(し) • (yokushi) ^{←よくし (yokusi)^?}

deterrence, discouragement, restraint

Antonyms

奨(しょう)励(れい) (shōrei, “encouragement”)

Derived terms

抑(よく)止(し)刑(けい)論(ろん) (yokushikeiron)
抑(よく)止(し)力(りょく) (yokushiryoku, “deterrent”)
核(かく)抑(よく)止(し) (kakuyokushi)

Verb

抑(よく)止(し)する • (yokushi suru) ^{←よくし (yokusi)^?}suru (stem 抑(よく)止(し)し (yokushi shi), past 抑(よく)止(し)した (yokushi shita))

to deter, to discourage, to restrain, to check, to inhibit

Conjugation

Conjugation of "抑止する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	抑止し	よくしし	yokushi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	抑止し	よくしし	yokushi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	抑止する	よくしする	yokushi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	抑止する	よくしする	yokushi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	抑止すれ	よくしすれ	yokushi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	抑止せよ¹ 抑止しろ²	よくしせよ¹ よくししろ²	yokushi seyo¹ yokushi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	抑止される	よくしされる	yokushi sareru
Causative	抑止させる抑止さす	よくしさせるよくしさす	yokushi saseru yokushi sasu
Potential	抑止できる	よくしできる	yokushi dekiru
Volitional	抑止しよう	よくししよう	yokushi shiyō
Negative	抑止しない	よくししない	yokushi shinai
Negative continuative	抑止せず	よくしせず	yokushi sezu
Formal	抑止します	よくしします	yokushi shimasu
Perfective	抑止した	よくしした	yokushi shita
Conjunctive	抑止して	よくしして	yokushi shite
Hypothetical conditional	抑止すれば	よくしすれば	yokushi sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
抑	止

Noun

抑止 • (eokji) (hangeul 억지)

hanja form^? of 억지

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