This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: アツ、エン、オウ、お.す、へ.す、おさ.える、お.さえる
Romaji: atsu, en, ou, o.su, he.su, osa.eru, o.saeru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  27
Frequency:  718
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  3-2-3
Korean Reading:  ab
Chinese Reading:  ya4
Unicode:  5727
JIS:  3035

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2970
Nelson Index: 818
New Nelson Index: 970
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2p3.1
Four Corner Index: 7121.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 612
Gakken Index: 598
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4879P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0122
Remembering the kanji Index: 152
Kanji Way Index: 397
Kanji Flashcards Index: 426
Kodansha Compact Index: 348
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 641
Kanji in Context Index: 1197
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1883
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2563
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 154
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 163
Essential Kanji Index: 874
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3688
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3372
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 544
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 645

Words

(あつ)
pressure; force
圧縮 (あっしゅく)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
電圧 (でんあつ)
voltage
制圧 (せいあつ)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy
圧倒 (あっとう)
overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming
圧力 (あつりょく)
pressure; stress; coercion; arm-twisting
圧倒的 (あっとうてき)
overwhelming
鎮圧 (ちんあつ)
suppression; subjugation
気圧 (きあつ)
atmospheric pressure
弾圧 (だんあつ)
oppression; suppression; pressure
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