Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 抑


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Meaning

repress, restrain, press down, suppress, inhibit

Pronunciation

YOKU
osaeru

Explanation

Left: hand , right: (an odd person and deeply bowing person )

Mnemonic

When ahand makes a slightly bowing person into a deeply bowing person, this is: repressing or restraining.

Radicals

hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
bowing person
bending person(This radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.)
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Vocabulary

抑制 よくせい control, restraint, suppression
抑圧 よくあつ check, restraint, oppression, suppression

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