EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 27
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    pressure

    その政府は国民を圧迫した。
    The government oppressed the people.
  2. oppression; suppression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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

urge, force, imminent, spur on

Kun
せま.る
On
ハク
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
773 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

さこせこはさはさまはざま

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
2q5.5The Kanji Dictionary
3630.0Four corner code
878deroo
8febUnicode hex code
1-39-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4676Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6031New Nelson (John Haig)
3074New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3815Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2647Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
282Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
300Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
842A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
747Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1411Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38797PMorohashi
1697A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1175Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1233Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1805Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1218Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
964Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
684Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
288Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
po4, pai3Pinyin reading
bagKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level