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抑

repress
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingヨク
Kun readingおさ.える
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending)
  2. to restrain (e.g. emotions)
  3. to control
  4. to curb
  5. to hold in check

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · stamp album · box (口) · stamps

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1835

Compound words

抑圧よくあつ
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
抑止よくし
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
抑制よくせい
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment
抑揚よくよう
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
抑留よくりゅう
internment; detainment; detention
抑えおさえ
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control
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

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 抑

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