1.
self-control; self-restraint
controlling one's emotions, desires, or impulses through willpower
自制を失う。
To lose self-control.
怒りを感じたが、なんとか自制した。
I felt anger but managed to restrain myself.
ダイエット中は自制心が必要だ。
Self-control is necessary when dieting.
彼は常に自制の効いた態度を崩さない。
He always maintains a composed, self-controlled attitude.
自制 means controlling oneself, particularly one's emotions, desires, or impulses.
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 自 (self)
- 制 (control, regulate)
USAGE:
- 自制する (to exercise self-control - suru verb)
- 自制心 (self-control, willpower - noun)
- 自制を失う (to lose self-control)
- 自制が効く (to have self-control working)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 自制を保つ (to maintain self-control)
- 自制を促す (to urge self-restraint)
- 自制の効いた (self-controlled, composed)
NUANCE:
- More internal/psychological than 抑制 (restraint)
- Implies conscious effort and willpower
- Can refer to controlling emotions, appetite, spending, etc.
RELATED TERMS:
- 抑制 (restraint, suppression)
- 忍耐 (patience, endurance)
- 節制 (moderation, temperance)
- 我慢 (patience, self-control)