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Illustration of 抑圧

抑圧よくあつ

よくあつ yokuatsu Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

力や働きかけを抑え、自由な行動や活動を妨げること。 check; restraint; oppression; suppression

Example 1

政府せいふはすべての野党やとうを抑圧よくあつしようとした。

The government tried to suppress all opposition parties.

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Example 2

その暴動ぼうどうは難なんなく抑圧よくあつされた。

The riot was suppressed without difficulty.

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Kanji breakdown

圧

N2

pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate

On reading
アツ、エン、オウ
Kun reading
お.す、へ.す、おさ.える、お.さえる
Radical
土

抑

N1

repress; well; now; in the first place; push; shove; press; seal; do in spite of

On reading
ヨク
Kun reading
おさ.える
Radical
手
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圧力

N1

あつりょく

stress; pressure

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圧迫

N1

あっぱく

pressure; coercion; oppression

Illustration of 抑制

抑制

N1

よくせい

suppression

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圧縮

N2

あっしゅく

compression; condensation; pressure

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気圧

N2

きあつ

atmospheric pressure