Skip to content

制約 (せいやく): limitation, constraints — Japanese vocabulary

制約 is read せいやく and means "limitation, constraints". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

制約

Reading
せいやく · seiyaku
Translation
limitation, constraints
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
せいやくが

Example

合衆国には小火器の販売に関する法律上の制約はほとんどない。

がっしゅうこくにはしょうかきのはんばいにかんするほうりつじょうのせいやくはほとんどない。

There are few legal constraints on the sale of firearms in the U.S.

Kanji in this word

  • 制 — System, Law, Rule
  • 約 — promise, approximately

Remember them for good

Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.

Start for free