抑 — kanji meaning “repress”
抑
repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
- Meanings
- repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
- On'yomi
- ヨク (yoku)
- Kun'yomi
- おさ.える
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #834 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- yì — Chinese character page
Words with 抑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抑制 | よくせい yokusei | control; restraint; suppression |
| 抑える | おさえる osaeru | to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control |
| 抑え | おさえ osae | weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ yokuatsu | check; restraint; oppression |
| 抑止 | よくし yokushi | keeping in check; holding back; deterrence |
| 抑留 | よくりゅう yokuryuu | internment; detainment; detention |
| 抑揚 | よくよう yokuyou | intonation; accent; modulation |
| 核抑止力 | かくよくしりょく kakuyokushiryoku | nuclear deterrent force |
| 抑留者 | よくりゅうしゃ yokuryuusha | detainee |
| 抑留所 | よくりゅうじょ yokuryuujo | detention or internment camp |
| 謙抑 | けんよく ken'yoku | humbling oneself |
| 抑鬱 | よくうつ yokuutsu | dejection; depression |
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