抑
抑 — Repress
repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove
On’yomiヨク (yoku)
Kun’yomiおさえる (osaeru)
Stroke order (7 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 抑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抑制 | よくせい yokusei | control; restraint; suppression |
| 抑え | おさえ osae | weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control |
| 抑える | おさえる osaeru | to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control |
| 抑留 | よくりゅう yokuryuu | internment; detainment; detention |
| 抑止 | よくし yokushi | keeping in check; holding back; deterrence |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ yokuatsu | check; restraint; oppression |
Study notes
抑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #834 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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