圧 Kanji – pressure
The Japanese kanji 圧 can mean pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate.
Meaning and Readings
How is 圧 read?
圧 has the onyomi readings アツ, エン, オウ and the kunyomi readings おす, へす, おさえる, おさえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as atsu, en, ou, osu, hesu, osaeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 圧
These common Japanese words contain 圧. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 圧巻（あっかん） — highlight, best part
- 圧縮（あっしゅく） — compression
- 圧勝（あっしょう） — overwhelming victory, crushing victory, sweeping victory, landslide victory
- 圧倒（あっとう） — to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent), to overpower, to crush, to defeat completely
- 圧倒的（あっとうてき） — overwhelming
- 圧迫（あっぱく） — pressure
- 圧力（あつりょく） — pressure, stress
- 加圧（かあつ） — pressurization, applying pressure (to)
- 外圧（がいあつ） — external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 気圧（きあつ） — atmospheric pressure
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