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    3. 掣肘

    掣肘

    掣せい肘ちゅう

    restraint

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab19 strokes

    制肘

    せいちゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    restraint, restriction, control, check

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    Kanji that make up this word

    掣
    ひ.く…(2)
    pull back・restrain
    肘
    ひじ…(1)
    elbow・arm
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