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control, rule, domination
The power or authority to direct or govern.
この地域を支配している。
They control this region.
感情に支配されてはいけない。
You shouldn't be controlled by emotions.
その国は長い間、一つの家族に支配されていた。
That country was controlled by a single family for a long time.
支配 means control, rule, or domination over something or someone.
VERBAL USAGE:
支配する is the verbal form (transitive - to control something).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- Xを支配する: to control/rule X
- Xに支配される: to be controlled by X
- 支配下に置く: to place under control
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 地域を支配する: to control a region
- 感情に支配される: to be controlled by emotions
- 市場を支配する: to dominate the market
RELATED WORDS:
- 支配者: ruler, controller
- 支配的: dominant
- 支配権: control, sovereignty