“To subdue” in Japanese
Short answer
To subdue in Japanese is “治める” (osameru). Full meaning: to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household); to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute).
Other ways to say “To subdue” in Japanese
取り押さえる
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
従える
shitagaeru to be accompanied by, to be attended by, to take along (someone); to conquer, to subjugate, to subdue
屈する
kussuru to yield, to give in, to be daunted, to shrink; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue, to overpower
押し殺す
oshikorosu to crush to death, to press to death, to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.), to stifle, to subdue (one's voice), to hold (one's breath)
取押える
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
捕搦へる
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
取抑える
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
取り押える
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
とり押える
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
取押さえる
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
取り抑える
toriosaeru to seize, to capture, to arrest; to hold down, to subdue
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