Kanji
N2 5 strokes Grade 5 freq #718

pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

earth tsuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

pressure
overwhelming
oppression; suppression
atmospheric pressure; air pressure
blood pressure
compression
high blood pressure; hypertension
strong pressure; heavy pressure
overwhelming victory; crushing victory
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower

Example sentences

The government refuses to bow to public pressure.

External pressure grows ever more intense.

An overwhelming part of our behavior is learned.

They were attacking against overwhelming odds.