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Kanji Information Sheet for 圧 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
土 (つち) – earth
厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: roof under pressure from earth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #718 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #718 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 圧縮 [あっしゅく]
(n,vs) compression; condensation; pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 気圧 [きあつ]
(n) atmospheric pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 血圧 [けつあつ]
(n) blood pressure [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 圧倒 [あっとう]
(n,vs) overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming [K] [D] [Jisho] - 圧迫 [あっぱく]
(n,vs) pressure; coercion; oppression [K] [D] [Jisho] - 抑圧 [よくあつ]
(n) check; restraint; oppression; suppression [K] [D] [Jisho] - 圧力 [あつりょく]
(n,vs) stress; pressure [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 弾圧 [だんあつ]
(n,vs) oppression; suppression; pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 外圧 [がいあつ]
(n) external pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高圧 [こうあつ]
(n) high voltage; high pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 制圧 [せいあつ]
(n,vs) gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 加圧 [かあつ]
(n) increasing pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高気圧 [こうきあつ]
(n) high atmospheric pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高血圧 [こうけつあつ]
(n) high blood pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 鎮圧 [ちんあつ]
(n,vs) suppression; subjugation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 圧巻 [あっかん]
(n) highlight; best part; masterpiece [K] [D] [Jisho] - 圧勝 [あっしょう]
(n,vs) complete victory [K] [D] [Jisho] - 圧倒的 [あっとうてき]
(adj-na,n) overwhelming [K] [D] [Jisho] - 低気圧 [ていきあつ]
(adj-na,n) low (atmospheric) pressure; cyclone; bad temper; tense situation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 重圧 [じゅうあつ]
(n) pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 電圧 [でんあつ]
(n) voltage [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.