Kanji
措
N1
11 strokes
Grade 8
freq #818
set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside
On'yomi (音読み)
ソ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
お.く
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
措置
そち
measure; step
法的措置
ほうてきそち
legal measure; legal action
特措法
とくそほう
special measures law
租税特別措置法
そぜいとくべつそちほう
Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation
重点措置
じゅうてんそち
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status
予防措置
よぼうそち
preventive measure; precautionary measure
超法規的措置
ちょうほうきてきそち
extra-legal measure; special procedure beyond the law
排除措置命令
はいじょそちめいれい
cease and desist order (issued under the Anti-monopoly Act)
救済措置
きゅうさいそち
relief measure; bailout
時限措置
じげんそち
time-limited measure
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
措置を講ずる
そちをこうずる
to take measures; to take steps
新型インフルエンザ等対策特別措置法
しんがたインフルエンザとうたいさくとくべつそちほう
Act on Special Measures against Novel Influenza, etc.
挙措を失う
きょそをうしなう
to lose one's composure; to lose one's temper
措置を講じる
そちをこうじる
to take measures; to take steps
弾道ミサイル破壊措置命令
だんどうミサイルはかいそちめいれい
ballistic-missile shoot-down order; order to shoot down a ballistic missile
Example sentences
政府（せいふ）は通常（つうじょう）インフレがある水準（すいじゅん）に達（たっ）した場合（ばあい）は、物価（ぶっか）の抑制（よくせい）の措置（そち）に訴（うった）える。
Governments usually resort to price control when inflation has reached a certain level.