5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

Kun'yomi
  • to push ②to apply pressure from above ③to stamp (i.e. a passport) ④to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
  • さえる
  • to dent
  • おさえる
On'yomi
  • アツ
    pressure
  • エン
  • オウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

アツ 99.6%
さえる 0.4%

Character Breakdown

pressure, push, overwhelm
アツ お.す エン (5th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

pressure
gaining total control (of people or counties)
crushing to death
compression ②condensing ③compression (of data)
overwhelming victory
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent) ②to overwhelm (someone with emotion) ③to intimidate
blood pressure
water (hydraulic) pressure
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References

Unicode hex code 5727
JIS X 0208 1-16-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 818
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 970
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2970
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3688
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1883
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 874
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4879P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 612
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1342
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1425
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 544
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 426
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 641
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 645
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 397
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1197
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 348
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 154
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2p3.1
Four corner code 7121.4
De Roo Code 3372