| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 抑える | おさえる | to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb; to seize, to grasp, to arrest; to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress; to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand |
| 抑え | おさえ | weight (e.g. paperweight), rear guard, control, check, pressure |
| 抑制 | よくせい | control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb |
| 抑留 | よくりゅう | internment, detainment, detention |
| 抑止 | よくし | check, checkmate, stave off, control, restraint, inhibit |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ | check, restraint, oppression, suppression |
| 抑 | そもそも | in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio |
| 抑揚 | よくよう | intonation, accent, modulation, inflection |
| 抑うつ | よくうつ | dejection, depression |
| 抑抑 | そもそも | in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio |
