READING  ヨク、おさ-える
MEANING  repress
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
よくあつ
check, restraint, oppression, suppression
よくせい
control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb
 
Example sentences
抑圧
民族的少数派は偏見、貧困、抑圧と戦っている。
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
抑制
インフレを抑制しようとして金融政策に偏重すると、金融、したがって景気を必要以上に締め付けることになりかねない。
Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.
 
特に大都会では排気ガスの抑制が必要だ。
The control of exhaust gas is especially needed in big cities.
 
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