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抑

抑 — eok

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
누를 억
Romanization
eok
English
press down, repress; curb, hinder
Mandarin
yì
Japanese on'yomi
ヨク, ヨキ
Japanese kun'yomi
おさ.える
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#834 of 2,500
Strokes
7
Radical
手 (64, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
卬
Unicode
U+6291

Korean example words with 抑

  • 억탈抑奪 Korean gloss: 억지로 빼앗음
  • 억류抑留 Korean gloss: 억지로 머무르게 함
  • 절억하다節抑 Korean gloss: 참고 억제하다
  • 억분하다抑憤 Korean gloss: 억울하고 분하다
  • 억매하다抑賣 Korean gloss: 남에게 물건을 강제로 떠맡겨 팔다
  • 억울하다抑鬱 Korean gloss: 아무 잘못 없이 꾸중을 듣거나 벌을 받거나 하여 분하고 답답하다
  • 억제력抑制力 Korean gloss: 억제하는 힘
  • 억압자抑壓者 Korean gloss: 억압하는 사람
  • 억류자抑留者 Korean gloss: 억류되어 있는 사람
  • 억제자抑制者 Korean gloss: 억제하는 기능을 가진 물질
  • 억압성抑壓性 Korean gloss: 자기의 뜻대로 자유로이 행동하지 못하도록 억누르는 성질
  • 억제선抑制線 Korean gloss: 정도나 한도를 넘어서 나아가려는 것을 억제하고자 하는 선

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 抑

  • 抑制よくせい control; restraint; suppression
  • 抑えるおさえる to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control
  • 抑えおさえ weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control
  • 抑留よくりゅう internment; detainment; detention
  • 抑止よくし keeping in check; holding back; deterrence
  • 抑圧よくあつ check; restraint; oppression
  • 抑揚よくよう intonation; accent; modulation
  • 抑そもそも in the first place; to begin with; from the start
  • 謙抑けんよく humbling oneself
  • 抑鬱よくうつ dejection; depression
  • 抑草よくそう weed suppression (by mulching, etc.)
  • 圧抑あつよく check; restraint; oppression

Characters sharing the phonetic 卬

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “억”

Other hanja with radical 手

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