Onyomi: ヨク · Kunyomi: おさ.える · Meanings: do in spite of, in the first place, now, press, push, repress, seal, shove, well
Kanji for do in spite of, in the first place, now, press, push
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 抑 | そもそも | in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio | common Adverb (fukushi), Noun |
| 抑 | そも | after all, anyway, actually, well, ..., ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") | Conjunction |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ | check, restraint, oppression, suppression | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 押さえる | おさえる | to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 抑制 | よくせい | control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 抑える | おさえる | to keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control, to curb, to hold in check | common Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 抑揚 | よくよう | intonation, accent, modulation, inflection | common Noun |
| 押さえ込む | おさえこむ | to pin (someone) down, to hold down, to immobilize, to immobilise | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 押さえつける | おさえつける | to press down, to hold down, to pin down | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 抑揚のない | よくようのない | monotonous | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi) |