Word Meaning 抑圧

よくあつ yokuatsu

抑圧 is read as よくあつ (yokuatsu) and means check.

Meaning

English

  1. check
  2. restraint
  3. oppression
  4. suppression

Reading

Kana

よくあつ

Romaji

yokuatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5005 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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政治抑圧

せいじよくあつ

political repression

人権抑圧

じんけんよくあつ

suppression of human rights

圧力抑制

あつりょくよくせい

pressure suppression (e.g. pool, container in a nuclear power plant)

圧力抑制プール

あつりょくよくせいぷーる

pressure suppression pool (nuclear reactor)

圧力抑制室

あつりょくよくせいしつ

suppression pool (nuclear reactor)

圧抑

あつよく

check

抑制

よくせい

control

抑止

よくし

check

抑える

おさえる

to keep within limits (e.g. spending)

抑揚

よくよう

intonation

抑え

おさえ

having self-control

抑留

よくりゅう

internment

Example Sentences

7

けいさつはぼうどうをよくあつした。

the police suppressed the riot.

The king oppressed his people.

The slaves suffered cruel oppression.

Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.

Many have suffered oppression and misery for a long period of time under the rule of colonialism.

From this point we go on to an even more detailed examination of the concept of repression.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.