Practice JLPT
抑
JLPT N1 Kanji

抑 — repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

  • JLPT N1
  • 7 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 手
  • #834 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ヨク
Kun'yomi
おさ.える

Example words

  • 抑えるおさえる(1) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb (2) to seize; to grasp; to arrest (3) to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress (4) to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
  • 抑制よくせいcontrol; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
  • 抑圧よくあつcheck; restraint; oppression; suppression