Vocabulary

What does 圧迫 (あっぱく, appaku) mean?

圧迫 (あっぱく, appaku) means oppression, pressure.

Quick facts
Readingあっぱく
Romajiappaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
あっぱく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonappaku

oppression, pressure

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive pressure
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive oppression; suppression

Example sentences

  • I feel as if my chest is being pressed on.

  • I want to reduce the factors that are straining our finances.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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