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抑圧 (よくあつ): restraint, oppression, suppression — Japanese vocabulary

抑圧 is read よくあつ and means "restraint, oppression, suppression". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

抑圧

Reading
よくあつ · yokuatsu
Translation
restraint, oppression, suppression
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
よくあつが

Example

彼は抑圧されている者達の味方をした。

かれはよくあつされているものたちのみかたをした。

He stood for those who were oppressed.

Kanji in this word

  • 抑 — suppress, control
  • 圧 — pressure, press

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