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制裁 (せいさい): restraint, sanctions, punishment — Japanese vocabulary

制裁 is read せいさい and means "restraint, sanctions, punishment". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

制裁

Reading
せいさい · seisai
Translation
restraint, sanctions, punishment
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
せいさいが

Example

国連は制裁を加えるために動き出しました。

こくれんはせいさいをくわえるためにうごきだしました。

The U. N. moved to impose sanctions.

Kanji in this word

  • 制 — System, Law, Rule
  • 裁 — Tailor, Judge, Decision

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