抑制(よくせい)

抑制(よくせい) means restraint, suppression, or control—the act of holding something back or keeping it in check.

COMPONENTS:

• 抑(よく): suppress, hold down
• 制(せい): control, regulate

USAGE CONTEXTS:

1. Personal/emotional control:

• 感情(かんじょう)を抑制(よくせい)する: control one's emotions
• 自己(じこ)抑制(よくせい): self-restraint
• 欲望(よくぼう)の抑制(よくせい): suppression of desires

2. Systematic/policy control:

• インフレ抑制(よくせい): inflation control
• 成長(せいちょう)抑制(よくせい): growth suppression
• コスト抑制(よくせい): cost control

3. Medical/scientific:

• 免疫(めんえき)抑制(よくせい): immunosuppression
• 抑制(よくせい)効果(こうか): suppressive effect

CONTRAST:

• 抑制(よくせい): restraint, suppression (holding back)
• 促進(そくしん): promotion, acceleration (pushing forward)
• 抑(おさ)える: to suppress, hold down (verb, more general)
• 我慢(がまん): patience, endurance (often implies tolerating discomfort)