Word details
押さえ込む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 押さえ込む.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Esp. 押さえ込む
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to immobilize; to immobilise
2
Esp. 抑え込む
to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring
3
to suppress; to control; to check; to curb
Examples
政府はインフレを押え込もうと躍起になっている。
The government is desperate to keep inflation down.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
押
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
8 strokesFrequency 789JLPT N2Grade 8
On
オウ
Kun
お.すお.し-お.っ-お.さえるおさ.える
Nanori
おしおすおや
込
crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
4 strokesFrequency 675JLPT N2Grade 8
Kun
-こ.むこ.むこ.み-こ.みこ.める
Nanori
こみごめ
抑
repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
7 strokesFrequency 834JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ヨク
Kun
おさ.える
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