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Kanji Detail for 抑 - "to suppress, to control"

抑

  • Meaning

    抑 means "to suppress, to control." Also associated with moreover.

    1. Suppress - To hold back; to restrain.

    2. Control - To keep in check.

    3. Moreover - Furthermore; besides.

  • Words using 抑

    • 抑え おさえ Listen weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control
    • 抑制 よくせい Listen control; restraint; suppression
    • 抑える おさえる Listen to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control
    • 抑留 よくりゅう Listen internment; detainment; detention
    • 抑止 よくし Listen keeping in check; holding back; deterrence
    • 抑圧 よくあつ Listen check; restraint; oppression
    • 抑揚 よくよう Listen intonation; accent; modulation

  • Tattoo check: 抑

    • Verified meaning: to suppress, to control
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: moreover

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    repress; well; now; in the first place; push; shove; press; seal; do in spite of

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    press down, repress; curb, hinder

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To press. Pressing down to bend is 抑. Such as 抑制, 抑勒. Also, to depreciate. Such as 欲抑故揚. | A transitional word. Meaning "or perhaps." (Analects) "Did he seek it, or was it given to him?"

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoku(ヨク) ヨク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    osa.eru(お-さえる) お-さえる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to suppress to control moreover unhappy gloomy restrain curb inhibit repress check bridle constrain hold back stifle besides

Sentences including 抑

  • I could not keep the tears from my eyes.

  • I couldn't control my tears.

  • You can't keep a good man down.

  • The girl tried hard to hold back her tears.

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