抑圧

よくあつ

restraint, oppression, suppression

What does 抑圧 mean?

抑圧 is a Japanese noun meaning restraint, oppression, suppression in English. It is written as 抑圧 in kanji, よくあつ in hiragana, and yokuatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この段階を踏まえ、抑圧という概念をさらに詳細に検証していくことになります。

From this point we go on to an even more detailed examination of the concept of repression.