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Kanji Detail for 圧 - "press, pressure, suppress"

圧

  • Meaning

    圧 means "press, pressure, suppress."

    1. Press - To push down upon; to apply force.

    2. Pressure - Force applied against something; compression.

    3. Suppress - To hold down; to restrain by force.

  • Words using 圧

    • 圧力 あつりょく Listen pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
    • 圧倒的 あっとうてき Listen overwhelming
    • 弾圧 だんあつ Listen oppression; suppression; pressure
    • 気圧 きあつ Listen atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
    • 血圧 けつあつ Listen blood pressure
    • 圧縮 あっしゅく Listen compression; condensing; shortening
    • 高血圧 こうけつあつ Listen high blood pressure; hypertension
    • 重圧 じゅうあつ Listen strong pressure; heavy pressure

  • Four-character idioms with 圧

    • 泰山圧卵 たいざんあつらん Listen the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty

  • Tattoo check: 圧

    • Verified meaning: press, pressure, suppress
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あく, あぐ)

    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.

  • Name readings of 圧

    Surnames 圧(あき)Listen 圧(あく)Listen 圧(あぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    (same as 壓) to press; to oppress; to crush; pressure

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 壓|压[ya1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    atsu(アツ) アツ

    en(エン) エン

    oh(オウ) オウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    he.su(へ-す) へ-す

    o.su(おす) おす

    osa.eru(お-さえる) お-さえる

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

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    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    press pressure suppress restrain restrict stress burden coercion constraint crush domination force push squeeze strength subjugation tension thrust tyranny compress

Sentences including 圧

  • He pressured me.

  • That is really a load off my mind.

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