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
Radical: 土
Reading: つち
Meaning: earth
Strokes: 3
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
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
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