Kanji

What does the kanji 抑 mean?

抑 means suppression, restraint. On'yomi ヨク. Kun'yomi おさ.える.

Quick facts
On'yomiヨク
Kun'yomiおさ.える
Strokes7
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ヨクKun'yomi おさ.える
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

suppression, restraint

Memory hook

The hand (扌) pressing the kneeling one (卩) down — SUPPRESS, RESTRAIN.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 抑制よくせいrestraint, suppression, inhibition
  • 抑圧よくあつoppression, repression

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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