抑圧よくあつ (yokuatsu)

check, restraint, oppression, suppression

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Meaning

抑圧 (よくあつ, yokuatsu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “check, restraint, oppression, suppression”.

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Example sentences 12

自由じゆう抑圧よくあつされている ひと世界せかいにたくさんいる

There are many oppressed people in the world.

王は人民を抑圧した。

The king imposed heavy taxes on the people.

おう人民じんみん抑圧よくあつした。

The king oppressed his people.

わたしたちにはできるのです。

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.