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repress
Stroke count: 7

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. repressRtK
  2. do in spite of
  3. in the first place
  4. now
  5. press
  6. push
  7. seal
  8. shove
  9. well
  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

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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
抑制するよくせいする
control
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
謙抑けんよく
humbling oneself
抑々そもそも
in the first place
抑もそもそも
in the first place
抑抑そもそも
in the first place
汗抑えあせおさえ
antiperspirant
抑留者よくりゅうしゃ
detainee
抑鬱症よくうつしょう
depression
核抑止力かくよくしりょく
nuclear deterrent force
骨髄抑制こつずいよくせい
bone marrow suppression
抑えこむおさえこむ
to pin (someone) down
抑え込むおさえこむ
to pin (someone) down
抑圧するよくあつする
check

Additional Examples

彼は怒りを抑制することができなかった。
He could not control his anger.tatoeba
彼は怒りを抑える事ができなかった。
He couldn't check his anger.tatoeba
彼は怒りを抑えようとした。
He tried to restrain his anger.tatoeba
彼は怒りを抑えた。
He forbore his anger.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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