漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
抑: repress, well
Also: now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
JLPT N17 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 卩 is drawn in
7 strokes
Bronze · Zhou Today
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Two readings, and the words that use each
ヨクyoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 抑圧するよくあつするoppress
- 抑制するよくせいするcontrol, restrain
- 抑止力よくしりょく(nuclear) deterrent
- 抑揚よくようintonation, inflection
- 抑制よくせい
- 抑留よくりゅうinternment; detainment; detention
おさえるosaeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 抑えるおさえるcontrol, restrain
- 抑えおさえweight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ヨク
6 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yì
Same form: 抑 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 抑 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 抑 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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