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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

Kunyomi: お.す, へ.す, おさ.える, お.さえる

Onyomi: アツ, エン, オウ

Composition: 厂 土

圧

Radical

Radical: 土

Reading: つち

Meaning: earth

Strokes: 3

⼟

Examples

Examples with audio

圧力(あつりょく)   stress, pressure

圧巻(あっかん)   best part of a book, masterpiece

気圧(きあつ)   atmospheric pressure

血圧(けつあつ)   blood pressure

電圧(でんあつ)   voltage

圧倒的な(あっとうてきな)   overwhelming

圧迫する(あっぱくする)   pressure, coerce, oppress

圧倒する(あっとうする)   overwhelm, overpower

圧勝する(あっしょうする)   win a sweeping victory

圧縮する(あっしゅくする)   compress, condense

弾圧する(だんあつする)   oppress, suppress

Onyomi Examples

圧 (アツ) pressure, force

圧力 (アツリョク) pressure, stress, pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting

高圧 (コウアツ) high voltage, high pressure

外圧 (ガイアツ) external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure

圧状 (オウジョウ) document written under duress, coercion

Kunyomi Examples

押す (おす) to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule

圧す (へす) to dent, to press, to push

押さえる (おさえる) to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain

押さえる (おさえる) to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain

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