Memory phrase for the Kanji: 抑

抑

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Meaning repress, restrain, press down, suppress, inhibit

Pronunciation

YOKU
osaeru

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: 卬 (an odd person 人 and deeply bowing person 卩)

Mnemonic
 
When a hand makes a slightly bowing person into a deeply bowing person, this is: repressing or restraining.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
卬 bowing personOn the left is a side view of a person with the head bowed to the right. On the right it is bowed much deeper 卩, when: bowing.
卩 bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
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 Vocabulary

抑制 よくせい  control, restraint, suppression
抑圧 よくあつ  check, restraint, oppression, suppression

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