けん
牽
せい
制

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. check, keeping in check, restraint, curbing, reining in, discouraging (from doing).
  2. containment (of enemy forces), diversionary action, feint operation, show of force.
  3. Baseball term.pickoff throw, holding (a runner) on base.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
牽
せい
制
 牽制 けんせい
　
け
　
ん
せい
制
 けん制 けんせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pull, tug, drag
ケン　ひ.く (Kentei Pre-1)
mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン　けん　くろ (Early Jr. High, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ