Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    oppressive; despotic

    彼は、前の政府に劣らず圧制的な現政府に公然と反抗している。
    He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

Kun
お.すへ.すおさ.えるお.さえる
On
アツエンオウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
718 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
2p3.1The Kanji Dictionary
7121.4Four corner code
3372deroo
5727Unicode hex code
1-16-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
818Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
970New Nelson (John Haig)
2970New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3688Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1883Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2563Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
152Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
163Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
598A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
874Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4879PMorohashi
612A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1342Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1425Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
544sakade
426Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
641henshall3
645Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
397crowley
1197Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
348Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
154Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ya1, ya4Pinyin reading
abKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

system, law, rule

On
セイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
108 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
2f6.1The Kanji Dictionary
2220.0Four corner code
2443deroo
5236Unicode hex code
1-32-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
683Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
481New Nelson (John Haig)
1274New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1624Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
854Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1170Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
418Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
447Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
196A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
656Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
635Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1961Morohashi
722A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
427Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
433Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
823sakade
357Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
744henshall3
689Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
161crowley
687Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
193Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
425Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4Pinyin reading
jeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Kun
まと
On
テキ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
105 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

いくはゆくは

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-3SKIP code
4c4.12The Kanji Dictionary
2762.0Four corner code
852deroo
7684Unicode hex code
1-37-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3097Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3867New Nelson (John Haig)
1125New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1444Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
69Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
73Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
39A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
635Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
372Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22692Morohashi
551A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
210Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
478sakade
753Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
578henshall3
511Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
7crowley
380Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.20busy_people
1364Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
69Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
de5, di2, di4Pinyin reading
jeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level