JLPT N1

suppress; restrain; hold down

Item 121 of 642 | 7 strokes | Radical: 扌 (hand)

Readings

On'yomiヨク
Kun'yomiおさ.える

Mnemonic

A HAND pressing down to SUPPRESS and RESTRAIN.

Example Words

抑制 (よくせい) restraint; suppression
抑圧 (よくあつ) oppression
抑える (おさえる) to suppress; to restrain