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Pressure

WaniKani level 20JLPT N2Joyo grade 5Top 500-1,000 · #7185 strokes

Meanings

Pressure, Push, Overwhelm, Oppress, Dominate

On'yomi

あつ、 えん、 おう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

お.す、 へ.す、 おさ.える、 お.さえる

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 圧

is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

(Pressure) is taught on WaniKani at level 20 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #718 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

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