The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

834 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

Kunyomi: おさ.える

Onyomi: ヨク

Composition: 扌

抑

Radical

Radical: 手

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

手

Examples

Examples with audio

抑圧する（よくあつする） oppress

抑制する（よくせいする） control, restrain

抑止力（よくしりょく） (nuclear) deterrent

抑揚（よくよう） intonation, inflection

抑える（おさえる） control, restrain

Onyomi Examples

抑止（ヨクシ） check, checkmate, stave off, control, restraint, inhibit, deterrent, deterrence

抑圧（ヨクアツ） check, restraint, oppression, suppression

圧抑（アツヨク） check, restraint, oppression, suppression

謙抑（ケンヨク） humbling oneself

Kunyomi Examples

抑える（おさえる） to keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control, to curb, to hold in check, to hold back (e.g. an enemy), to check, to curb, to contain, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress