制約(せいやく)

せいやく
noun / suru verb
constraint; restriction
1. constraint; restriction; limitation
A condition or factor that limits freedom of action. Used for rules, conditions, budgets, time limits, and other factors that restrict what can be done.
時間(じかん)の制約(せいやく)がある。
There is a time constraint.
予算(よさん)の制約(せいやく)の中(なか)で工夫(くふう)する。
To work creatively within budget constraints.
法律(ほうりつ)による制約(せいやく)があるため、この土地(とち)には高(たか)い建物(たてもの)を建(た)てることができない。
Due to legal restrictions, tall buildings cannot be built on this land.

A formal word commonly used in business, technical, and academic contexts. Often used in the pattern 制約(せいやく)の中(なか)で (within constraints) or 制約(せいやく)を受(う)ける (to be subject to restrictions).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 時間(じかん)の制約(せいやく): time constraint
  • 予算(よさん)の制約(せいやく): budget constraint
  • 制約(せいやく)を受(う)ける: to be subject to restrictions
  • 制約(せいやく)条件(じょうけん): limiting conditions
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