圧
Pressure
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
圧 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
圧 (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.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 20
Words using 圧
圧巻あっかんhighlight圧縮あっしゅくcompression圧勝あっしょうoverwhelming victory圧倒あっとうto overwhelm (e.g. an opponent)圧倒的あっとうてきoverwhelming圧迫あっぱくpressure圧力あつりょくpressure加圧かあつpressurization外圧がいあつexternal pressure気圧きあつatmospheric pressure血圧けつあつblood pressure高圧こうあつhigh voltage高気圧こうきあつhigh (atmospheric) pressure高血圧こうけつあつhigh blood pressure
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