制裁

せいさい

restraint, sanctions, punishment

What does 制裁 mean?

制裁 is a Japanese noun meaning restraint, sanctions, punishment in English. It is written as 制裁 in kanji, せいさい in hiragana, and seisai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

国連は制裁を加えるために動き出しました。

The U. N. moved to impose sanctions.