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抑 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「扌」

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3Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
On
ヨクよく · yoku
Kun
おさ.えるosa.eru
Meaning
hold down; restrain

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

扌 "hand" with 卬: to press down with the hand — to restrain.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヨクよくyoku抑圧よくあつ抑制よくせい抑揚よくよう
Kunおさえるosaeru抑えるおさえる抑えおさえ

Compare: 押さえる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 抑制よくせい

    restraint; control

  • 抑圧よくあつ

    oppression

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

気持(きも)ちを抑(おさ)えて話(はな)した。

I spoke keeping my feelings in check.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

抑制抑圧抑制system圧pressu…択choose抽extrac…拘arrest掃sweep排reject弋a teth…沃fertil…杙a stak…峪ravine浴bathe
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Compound

Map of radical 扌Map of reading ヨクAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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