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N1 7 strokes

suppress, restrain · kiềm chế

訓 おさ(える) ・ 音 ヨク

Sino-Vietnamese: ức

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The hand radical 扌 plus a figure being pressed down. A hand holding someone down so they cannot rise: suppression and restraint. See yokusei, to curb or control.

At a glance

Sino-Vietnamese
ức
On'yomi
ヨク
Kun'yomi
おさ(える)
Strokes
7
JLPT
N1

On'yomi

ヨク

Kun'yomi

おさ(える)
Sino-Vietnamese: ức

Stroke order

Practice writing

Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) — kanjivg.tagaini.net

Radical

Hand (side form)
3 strokes

Example sentences

彼は怒りを抑えました。 (かれはいかりをおさえました)

He held back his anger.