牽制する

• 読み: けんせいする
• ローマ字: kenseisuru
• 漢字の分解: 牽 (ken) — to pull, lead; 制 (sei) — to control, restrict
• 発音: /ke.ɴ.se.i.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To check; to restrain; to hold back; to deter; to keep in check. Exerting pressure to prevent another party from acting freely.

A Group 3 (suru-verb) compound. Originally a military term for suppressing or diverting an enemy's movement to gain tactical advantage. Now used broadly in politics, diplomacy, sports, and business. In baseball, 牽制球 (kenseikyu) is a pickoff throw designed to keep a baserunner close. The verb captures the idea of constraining an opponent's options through strategic pressure.

例文

1. 大国同士が互いを牽制しながら外交交渉を続けている。
2. 彼の発言は対立候補を牽制することを意図していた。
3. 投手は走者を牽制するために何度も塁に投げた。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, diplomacy, sports, strategy

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

牽 means to pull or lead (as with a rope), and 制 means to control or restrict. Together they form the concept of restraining something by actively pulling it back before it can advance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal