Kanji 抑
7 strokes
Meaning
repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
- On'yomi
- ヨク
- Kun'yomi
- おさえる
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 手 hand (64)
- JLPT
- N1
- School grade
- Secondary school
- Kanken
- 3級
- Frequency
- #834 / 2500
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
Example sentences
王は人民を抑圧した。
The king oppressed his people.
政府はインフレ抑制に努力すべきだ。
The government should endeavor to curb inflation.
ボブは怒りを抑えることができなかった。
Bob could not control his anger.
Look-alike kanji
Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.
Other kanji with radical “hand” 手
- 手hand
- 持hold
- 指finger
- 投throw
- 打strike
- 提propose
- 挙raise
- 援abet
- 担shouldering
- 技skill
- 撃beat
- 推conjecture
- 接touch
- 授impart
- 摘pinch
- 批criticism
- 捜search
- 捕catch
- 採pick
- 拡broaden
- 振shake
- 抗confront
- 換interchange
- 抜slip out
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