Lingaku抑える【おさえる】
Frequency rank: 1,271. – 1,273.
- to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check
- to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to represssee also 押さえる【おさえる】
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 抑える【おさえる】Frequency rank: 1,271. – 1,273.
- おさえるFrequency rank: 26,098. – 26,294.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check
- to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress
This meaning refers to managing or limiting something, often preventing it from exceeding a certain level. It can relate to emotions, finances, or actions.
This meaning focuses on preventing movement or progress, often in a more active or aggressive context, such as in dealing with threats or adversaries.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おさえる抑えることができるto be able to restrainかんじょう感情をおさえる抑えるto control one’s emotionsひよう費用をおさえる抑えるto keep expenses within limitsてき敵をおさえる抑えるto hold back an enemyおさえる抑えるちから力ability to restrainいた痛みをおさえる抑えるto alleviate painよくあつ抑圧をおさえる抑えるto suppress oppressionきょうそう競争をおさえる抑えるto curb competitionすとれすストレスをおさえる抑えるto manage stressおさえる抑えるべきto be something that should be restrained
Example sentences
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It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
By using four types of metal, specific frequency resonance is suppressed.
The misery was too much for the readers to keep back their tears.
It was very difficult for her to control her emotions.