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Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
圧

N2

Meaningspressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
On'yomiアツ、エン、オウ
Kun'yomiお、へ、おさ、お
Strokes5
Radical土

Compounds

  • compression, condensation, condensing, shortening, summarizing

  • overwhelming victory, crushing victory, sweeping victory, landslide victory

  • to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent), to overpower, to crush, to defeat completely

  • overwhelming

  • Pressure, oppression (financial, political, market), oppression, suppression

  • pressurization, applying pressure (to)

  • blood pressure

  • gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control

Example sentences

  • Tyrannical governments frequently gaol their political opponents.

  • And so everything ends up coming down on Mai's shoulders.

  • Mom-and-pop bakeries were overwhelmed by supermarkets.

  • The people revolted against the tyranny.

  • Troops were swiftly called in to put down the riot.

  • He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.

  • The sphygmomanometer is an important diagnostic instrument.

  • Among the people of the colonies suffering under Earth's tyranny a force emerges intending to overthrow the status quo through terrorism.