LingakuFrequency rank: 4,612. – 4,616.
Alsoけん制【けんせい】けんせい
- check; keeping in check; restraint; curbing; reining in; discouraging (from doing)
- containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; feint operation; show of force
- pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on basebaseballsee also 牽制球
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb
Generated: This meaning refers to the act of controlling or restraining something or someone, often used to imply a preventive measure to discourage action.
Generated: This meaning is typically used in a military context, referring to strategies that help to prevent the advance or actions of opposing forces through strategic maneuvers.
Generated: This meaning pertains to baseball, where a pitcher uses a specific technique to prevent a runner from advancing on the bases by throwing the ball to the base the runner is attempting to steal.