圧
圧 — Pressure
pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
On’yomiアツ (atsu)
On’yomiエン (en)
On’yomiオウ (ou)
Kun’yomiおす (osu)
Kun’yomiへす (hesu)
Kun’yomiおさえる (osaeru)
Kun’yomiおさえる (osaeru)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 圧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圧力 | あつりょく atsuryoku | pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting |
| 圧倒的 | あっとうてき attouteki | overwhelming |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ danatsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 気圧 | きあつ kiatsu | atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure) |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression; condensing; shortening |
Study notes
圧 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #718 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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