抑
suppress; repress; well; now; in the first place; push; shove; press
7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 834.
Readings
- ヨク (on reading): 抑制 (よくせい) control; 抑圧 (よくあつ) check
- おさえる (kun reading): 抑え (おさえ) weight (e.g. paperweight); 抑えがたい (おさえがたい) uncontrollable
Components
Words using 抑
- 抑制 (よくせい) control
- 抑圧 (よくあつ) check
- 抑留 (よくりゅう) internment
- 抑止 (よくし) keeping in check
- シベリア抑留 (シベリアよくりゅう) detention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II
- 抑え (おさえ) weight (e.g. paperweight)
- 抑えがたい (おさえがたい) uncontrollable
- 抑えきれない (おさえきれない) uncontainable
- 汗抑え (あせおさえ) antiperspirant
- 抑える (おさえる) to keep within limits (e.g. spending)
55 words in all.