Readings: アツ (Onyomi), お.す, へ.す, おさ.える (Kunyomi)
Meaning: pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress
The kanji 圧 is said to originate from a pictograph representing a person pushing down on something with great force or weight, conveying the idea of pressure or suppression.
View JLPT N2 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The kanji 圧 has 5 strokes. It starts with the horizontal stroke at the top, followed by the vertical stroke on the left. Then, the two horizontal strokes within the box-like structure, and finally the closing vertical stroke.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 土 |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT Level | N2 |
| Grade | S |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- アツ (Atsu)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- おす (osu)
Common Words Using 圧
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圧力 | あつりょく | pressure, stress |
| 圧倒 | あっとう | overwhelm, overpower |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ | suppression, oppression |
| 血圧 | けつあつ | blood pressure |
| 電圧 | でんあつ | voltage |
| 気圧 | きあつ | atmospheric pressure |
| 高圧 | こうあつ | high pressure |
| 低圧 | ていあつ | low pressure |
| 加圧 | かあつ | pressurization |
| 減圧 | げんあつ | decompression, reduced pressure |
Example Sentences
Japanese: 試験の圧力でストレスを感じる。
Kana: しけんのあつりょくでストレスをかんじる。
Romaji: Shiken no atsuryoku de sutoresu o kanjiru.
English: I feel stressed due to the pressure of exams.
Japanese: 彼のパフォーマンスは観客を圧倒した。
Kana: かれのパフォーマンスはかんきゃくをあっとうした。
Romaji: Kare no pafōmansu wa kankyaku o attō shita.
English: His performance overwhelmed the audience.
Japanese: 思想の抑圧は許されない。
Kana: しそうのよくあつはゆるされない。
Romaji: Shisō no yokuatsu wa yurusarenai.
English: The suppression of thought is unforgivable.
Japanese: 医師に血圧が高いと言われた。
Kana: いしにけつあつがたかいといわれた。
Romaji: Ishi ni ketsuatsu ga takai to iwareta.
English: The doctor told me my blood pressure was high.
Japanese: この機械は200Vの電圧が必要です。
Kana: このきかいは200Vのでんあつがひつようです。
Romaji: Kono kikai wa nihyaku-boru no den’atsu ga hitsuyō desu.
English: This machine requires 200V of voltage.
Japanese: 気圧の変化で耳が痛い。
Kana: きあつのへんかでみみがいたい。
Romaji: Kiatsu no henka de mimi ga itai.
English: My ears hurt due to the change in atmospheric pressure.
Japanese: 高圧的な態度で話すのはやめてください。
Kana: こうあつてきなたいどではなすのはやめてください。
Romaji: Kōatsuteki na taido de hanasu no wa yamete kudasai.
English: Please stop speaking with an overbearing attitude.
Japanese: 低気圧が近づいており、天気が悪くなるでしょう。
Kana: ていきあつがちかづいており、てんきがわるくなるでしょう。
Romaji: Teikiatsu ga chikazuite ori, tenki ga waruku naru deshō.
English: A low-pressure system is approaching, and the weather will likely worsen.
Japanese: この容器は加圧されています。
Kana: このようきはかあつされています。
Romaji: Kono yōki wa ka’atsu sarete imasu.
English: This container is pressurized.
Japanese: 深海からの浮上時は減圧が必要です。
Kana: しんかいからのふじょうじはげんあつがひつようです。
Romaji: Shinkai kara no fujōji wa gen’atsu ga hitsuyō desu.
English: Decompression is necessary when surfacing from the deep sea.
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