Kanji
抑
kanji character
repress
well
now
in the first place
push
shove
press
seal
do in spite of
抑 kanji-抑 repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
抑
Meaning
repress well now
Readings
Kun'yomi
- おさえる
On'yomi
- よく せい control
- よく あつ check
- よく し check
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/7
Component Analysis
Common Words
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抑 after all, anyway, actually... -
抑 制 control, restraint, suppression... -
抑 えるto keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control... -
抑 圧 check, restraint, oppression... -
抑 止 check, checkmate, stave off... -
抑 えweight (e.g. paperweight), pressing down, keeping control... -
抑 々in the first place, to begin with, from the start... -
抑 もin the first place, to begin with, from the start... -
抑 抑 in the first place, to begin with, from the start... -
抑 揚 intonation, accent, modulation... -
抑 留 internment, detainment, detention -
抑 えこむto pin (someone) down, to hold down, to immobilize... -
抑 え込 むto pin (someone) down, to hold down, to immobilize... -
抑 鬱 dejection, depression -
抑 うつdejection, depression -
抑 草 weed suppression (by mulching, etc.) -
抑 論 going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.)... -
謙 抑 humbling oneself -
圧 抑 check, restraint, oppression... -
抑 留 者 detainee -
抑 留 所 detention or internment camp -
抑 止 力 deterrence, ability to deter (an attack, etc.) -
抑 鬱 症 depression -
抑 制 性 inhibitory, inhibiting, suppressor -
抑 制 剤 inhibitor, depressant, suppressant... -
抑 揚 格 iamb (in poetry), iambus, iambic -
抑 止 論 deterrence theory -
抑 え難 いuncontrollable, irrepressible -
抑 え込 みholding down (esp. in judo), holding technique, pinning down... -
抑 えつけるto press down, to hold down, to pin down...