抑 Kanji for repress

N1Grade 87 strokes

repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

Kun: おさ.える
On: ヨク

抑 is the Japanese kanji for repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is おさ.える and its on reading is ヨク.

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Words with 抑

抑おさえるto keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control
抑おさえweight (e.g. paperweight), pressing down
抑よく制せいcontrol, restraint, suppression
抑よく止しkeeping in check, holding back, deterrence
抑よく留りゅうinternment, detainment, detention
抑よく圧あつcheck, restraint, oppression

Practice 抑 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.