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

Radicals

Common words

• 抑える【おさえる】
  to keep within limits (e.g. spending), to restrain (e.g. emotions), to control, to curb, to hold in check, to hold back (e.g. an enemy), to check, to curb, to contain, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress
• 抑え【おさえ】
  weight (e.g. paperweight), pressing down, keeping control, exercising authority, having self-control, exercising self-discipline, defense, guard, deterrence
• 抑留【よくりゅう】
  internment, detainment, detention
• 抑止【よくし】
  check, checkmate, stave off, control, restraint, inhibit, deterrent, deterrence
• 抑圧【よくあつ】
  check, restraint, oppression, suppression
• 抑揚【よくよう】
  intonation, accent, modulation, inflection
• 抑制【よくせい】
  control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb