抑

ヨク

おさ.える

抑, 扌, 卩

手

repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

抑える(おさえる): (1) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb (2) to seize; to grasp; to arrest (3) to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress (4) to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
抑制(よくせい): control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
抑圧(よくあつ): check; restraint; oppression; suppression