Meanings
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Transitive verb
to push; to thrust; to shove
Transitive verb; Also written as 圧す
to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on
Transitive verb; Also written as 捺す
to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal)
Transitive verb
to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
Transitive verb
to push (someone for something); to press; to put pressure on (someone)
Transitive verb; Usu. in the passive; also written as 圧す
to overwhelm; to overpower; to put (someone) under pressure; to be superior to
Intransitive verb
to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.); to proceed; to stick to
Transitive verb; As ...を押して...
to do ... in spite of ...; to defy; to brave; to push aside
Transitive verb
to make sure
Intransitive verb
to fall behind schedule
Intransitive verb; Go (game)
to push; to extend one's stones forward by pushing against opponent’s stones
Also written as 圧さえる
to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)
to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
to grasp (a point); to comprehend
to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain
overwhelming
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely
Usu. in the passive as 圧倒される
to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to impress; to fill with emotion
to intimidate; to frighten; to threaten
Physics
pressure; stress
pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death
to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice); to hold (one's breath)
pressure
oppression; suppression
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy
to crush; to squash; to flatten
to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
Memory Mnemonics
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
A cliff exerts tremendous pressure on the soil below it.
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