Last Updated:2025/11/20
(transitive, archaic) To hold back, to restrain (someone or something). / (reflexive, archaic) To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
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refrain
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Verb
archaic
transitive
reflexive
intransitive
with preposition "from"
rare
regional
Japanese Meaning
(他動詞)~を制御する、抑える、控える / (自動詞・反射的)自らを抑える、慎む
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