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コウソク
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
And it ties you down for a long time, too.
Alt. forms
拘こう束そく
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コウソク
Pitch accent
コ
ウソク
Conjugations...Used in: 3
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
binding force
straitjacket
total hours spent working
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
double bind
compulsory adherence to a party decision; restrictions on party debate
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
confining pressure
physical restraint; restraining device; hamper
Examples (6 in total)
And it ties you down for a long time, too.
It's hard being tied down by the company even on days off.
Depending on how things go, we may need to detain her and question her.
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