抑 — Stroke order

JLPT N1 kanji · 7 strokes · #834 by frequency

Repress, restrain

Meaning
Repress, restrain, hold back, control, in the first place
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ヨク
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
おさ.える
Radical

Stroke order

7 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/7
  2. Stroke 2/7
  3. Stroke 3/7
  4. Stroke 4/7
  5. Stroke 5/7
  6. Stroke 6/7
  7. Stroke 7/7

Components

The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.

  • Hand, hand (left radical)
  • Raise head, raise the head

In Kanzen

Memory hook and vocabulary

In the app, 抑 comes with its memory hook, the readings to learn first and 12 vocabulary words, each reviewed at the right moment.

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.