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
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
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
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
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