抑止 よくし keeping in check #7,165 Meanings noun, takes する, transitive keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression Its kanji 抑 ヨク · おさ.える repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of 止 シ · と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める、-ど.め、とど.める、とど.め、とど.まる、や.める、や.む、-や.む、よ.す、-さ.す、-さ.し stop, halt