# 抑 suppress

(handleft) + (clown posse)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

YOKU |

## Mnemonic

| You gotta use your hands to suppress the clown posse, or else they'll pick up a microphone and do something wack. Put a YOKE on them and make them plow the fields instead.

## Kunyomi

おさ*える | inhibit or suppress (a behavior or desire) (one's true feelings) Also used about the Man oppressing or holding down The People in general. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

抑圧(よくあつ) | oppression ★☆☆☆☆ 抑 (suppress) + 圧 (pressure) = 抑圧 (oppression)
抑制(よくせい) | suppressor ☆☆☆☆☆ 抑 (suppress) + 制 (system) = 抑制 (suppressor) an inhibitor, or suppressor. Basically it's the Noun form of 抑える.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
迎 | go to pick someone up | MOVE |
仰 | pompous / look up to | PERSON | 人
抑 | suppress | HAND | 手

I MOVE my ass to the airport to pick you up. But you are a pompous PERSON, so I put my HAND over my mouth to suppress a laugh.

## Synonyms

repress 慎む 抑える 抑制 控える
restrain 抑える 押さえる