圧

See also: 壓 and 压

Translingual

Traditional	壓
Shinjitai	圧
Simplified	压

Etymology

Simplified from 壓 (厭 → 厂)

Han character

圧 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一土 (MG) or 難一土 (XMG), composition ⿸厂土)

Derived characters

• 𪠦

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 223, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4879
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 68, character 7
• Unihan data for U+5727

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 圧 – see 壓 (“to press; to push down; to keep under control; to control; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 壓).

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Japanese

Shinjitai	圧
Kyūjitai	壓

Kanji

圧

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 壓)

1. pressure

Readings

• Go-on: よう (yō)^{←えふ (efu, historical)}
• Kan-on: おう (ō)^{←あふ (afu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: あつ (atsu, Jōyō)
• Kun: おさえる (osaeru, 圧さえる)

Kanji in this term
圧
あつ Grade: 5
kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
壓 (kyūjitai)

Noun

圧(あつ) • (atsu) 

1. pressure

Derived terms

• 側圧(そくあつ) (sokuatsu, “lateral pressure”)

Affix

圧(あつ) • (atsu) 

1. push; press; suppress
2. pressure