自重(じちょう)

Usage: Used as a noun or with する to form the verb 自重(じちょう)する (to exercise self-restraint).

Homophone: The same kanji read じじゅう is a different word: 自重(じじゅう), the dead weight of a vehicle or structure.

Nuance: 自重(じちょう) implies voluntary self-control, often used in formal or official contexts when asking people to moderate their behavior.

Common collocations

• 自重(じちょう)する (to exercise self-restraint)
• 自重(じちょう)を求(もと)める (to call for self-restraint)
• 自重(じちょう)を促(うなが)す (to urge self-restraint)
• 発言(はつげん)の自重(じちょう) (restraint in remarks)

Related words

• 慎(つつし)む (to refrain from, be prudent)
• 控(ひか)える (to refrain from, hold back)
• 自粛(じしゅく) (voluntary restraint)
• 自制(じせい) (self-control)