Japanese symbol for “pressure”
圧力
あつりょく
Romaji: atsuryoku
pressure
In Japanese, pressure is 圧力, read あつりょく (atsuryoku).
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
- n pressure (physics)
- n pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pressure”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圧迫 | あっぱく appaku | pressure |
| 切迫 | せっぱく seppaku | pressure; urgency; tension |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ dan'atsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 締め付け | しめつけ shimetsuke | pressure; clamping; tightening |
| 働きかける | はたらきかける hatarakikakeru | to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気圧 | きあつ kiatsu | atmospheric pressure; air pressure |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression |
| 圧倒的 | あっとうてき attouteki | overwhelming |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ dan'atsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 努力 | どりょく doryoku | effort; exertion; endeavour |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pressure”.
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.