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Japanese symbol for “repression”

Romaji: chin'atsu
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

In Japanese, repression is , read (chin'atsu).

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, vs, vt suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

Kanji and stroke order

tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers
on: チン
kun: しず.める、しず.まる、おさえ
18 strokes · JLPT 1
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

Other Japanese words for “repression”

WordReadingMeaning
よくあつ yokuatsurepression
リプレッション ripuresshonrepression

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちんじゅ chinjulocal Shinto deity; tutelary god
じゅうちん juuchinleader; authority; mainstay
ちんこん chinkonrepose of a soul
ちんせい chinseicalming down; settling down; quieting down
ちんざ chinzaenshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place)
あつりょく atsuryokupressure
きあつ kiatsuatmospheric pressure; air pressure
あっしゅく asshukucompression

See also: Chinese symbol for “repression”.

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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