Difference between 抑制、制御、控える、掌握、抑える、操作、支配、統制 for 'control'


When trying to find the word for 'control' a whole heap of answers came up, a
lot of them having similar meanings and usages.

I've summarised the main ones I'm having difficulty understanding the
difference between meaning and usages below, could anyone explain?

抑制、制御、掌握、操作、支配、統制、控える、抑える

If you could provide example sentences that would be appreciated!




You should look up each word in a dictionary again. You can quickly realize
that these are different words with different basic meanings.

  * 抑制: suppression (activity/emotion)
  * 制御: handling; management (system)
  * 掌握: holding (heart; organization)
  * 操作: operation (machine)
  * 支配: domination (place/organization)
  * 統制: regulation (by order/rule)
  * 控える: to refrain
  * 抑える: to suppress

抑える and 抑制 are indeed similar, but these are a [wago-and-
kango](/questions/tagged/wago-and-kango "show questions tagged 'wago-and-
kango'") pair.

(By the way, the Japanese verb みる corresponds to many English words including
_watch_ , _nurse_ , _attempt_ , _gaze_ , _investigate_ and so on. To me, your
question looks similar to asking someone about the differences between these
words. You can first try to research it yourself!)

