手綱たづな
tazuna

Noun

1. reins; bridle

競馬けいば騎手きしゅは、レースがはじまるまえ、はやるうまおさえて、手綱たずなにぎりしめる。
kēbano kishuwa rēsuga hajimaru mae hayaru umao osaete tazunao nigirishimeru.
Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.
Noun

2. control; the reins (on)