The kanji 抑: meaning, readings and stroke order

抑

Meaning: hold back, suppress
On reading: ヨク yoku
Kun reading: おさ（える） osaeru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: kìm nén, đè xuống (ức)
Japanese: おさえる。
Korean: 누르다, 억누르다 (억)
Chinese: 抑制、压住

Readings, words and example sentences

ヨク yoku · on reading · less common

抑よく制せい
holding back, control
気持ちを 抑よく制せいします。
I hold back my feelings.

おさ（える） osaeru · kun reading

抑おさえる
to hold back, to keep down
いかりを 抑おさえます。
I hold back my anger.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.