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抑
suppress · restrain · repress · in the first place
N1On: よくKun: おさ、そもそも
Memory Aid
'YOKU' — like a YOKE used to SUPPRESS or RESTRAIN animals.
Vocabulary
抑えるおさえるto suppress, to restrain, to curb
抑制よくせいcontrol, restraint, suppression
そもそもそもそもin the first place, to begin with
抑圧よくあつrepression, oppression
抑揚よくようintonation
Example Sentences
感情を抑えるのは難しい。
It's difficult to suppress one's emotions.
政府は物価の上昇を抑制しようとしている。
The government is trying to curb the rise in prices.
抑も、その話は本当なのだろうか。
In the first place, is that story even true?
彼は自分の欲望を抑圧していた。
He was repressing his own desires.