取り締まる

とりしまる

Also written 取締る, 取締まる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to manage; to control; to supervise; to oversee; to command
2. to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce; to regulate

Kanji

• 取 take. Read as とり.
• 締 tighten. Read as しまる.

Example sentences

• 市は飲酒運転を非常に厳しく取り締まって、罰金を課している。
  The city is cracking down on drunk drivers and giving them fines.
• 不正アクセスは、法律で取り締まるべき。
  There should be a law against computer hacking.

Common phrases

• 犯罪を取り締まる
• 行為を取り締まる

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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