| Kanji | 抑 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヨク |
| Kunyomi | おさ.える |
| English | repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of |
| Examples | 抑える(おさえる): (1) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb (2) to seize; to grasp; to arrest (3) to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress (4) to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand 抑制(よくせい): control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb 抑圧(よくあつ): check; restraint; oppression; suppression |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 834 |
| Components | 手: hand 卩: seal radical (no. 26) |
| Number of Strokes | 7 |
| Kanji Radical | 手 |
| Radical Number | 64 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | て・てへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | repress |
| Koohii Story 1 | They would repress dissents by cutting off their fingers and mailing them to relatives in small boxes (of course including stamps for proper postage). |
| Koohii Story 2 | A true stamp collecting nerd won´t be able to repress the urge to get his fingers on the latest box of collector stamps! |
| RTK Index | 1700 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq751-1000
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