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Japanese symbol for “oppressor”

Romaji: asseisha
oppressor; tyrant

In Japanese, oppressor is , read (asseisha).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n oppressor; tyrant

Kanji and stroke order

pressure, push, overwhelm
on: アツ、エン、オウ
kun: お.す、へ.す、おさ.える、お.さえる
5 strokes · JLPT 2
system, law, rule
on: セイ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あつりょく atsuryokupressure
きあつ kiatsuatmospheric pressure; air pressure
あっしゅく asshukucompression
あっとうてき attoutekioverwhelming
けつあつ ketsuatsublood pressure
だんあつ dan'atsuoppression; suppression; pressure
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization
せいげん seigenrestriction; restraint; limitation
かんじゃ kanjapatient

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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