支配下(しはいか)

支配下(しはいか) describes the state of being under someone's control, rule, or governance.

Forms

支配(しはい) (control, rule) + 下(か) (under). The suffix 下(か) is productive and attaches to many nouns: 管理下(かんりか) (under management), 影響下(えいきょうか) (under influence), 監視下(かんしか) (under surveillance).

Common patterns

• 支配下(しはいか)にある: to be under control
• 支配下(しはいか)に置(お)く: to place under control
• 支配下(しはいか)に入(はい)る: to come under control
• 支配下(しはいか)から脱(だっ)する: to break free from control
• 支配下(しはいか)から逃(のが)れる: to escape from control

Usage

Used in historical (植民地(しょくみんち)支配下(しはいか) — colonial rule), political (軍(ぐん)の支配下(しはいか) — military control), and business (親会社(おやがいしゃ)の支配下(しはいか) — under parent company control) contexts.

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Formal and written.