“Restraint” in Japanese
Short answer
Restraint in Japanese is “束縛” (sokubaku). Full meaning: restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles; binding, confinement with rope.
Other ways to say “Restraint” in Japanese
掣肘
seichuu restraint, restriction, control, check
拘束
kousoku restriction, restraint, binding, constraint
繋縛
keibaku constraint, restraint, restriction, binding
制限
seigen restriction, restraint, limitation, limit
控制
kousei restraint, containment
牽束
kensoku restraint, being exclusively absorbed in something
抑制
yokusei control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb
抑圧
yokuatsu check, restraint, oppression, suppression
縛
baku tying up, restraint, restriction, arrest
せいげん
seigen restriction, restraint, limitation, limit
牽制
kensei check, keeping in check, restraint, curbing, reining in, discouraging (from doing); containment (of enemy forces), diversionary action, feint operation, show of force; pickoff throw, holding (a runner) on base
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