How to say "suppress" in Japanese

• 殺すころすJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to kill', used figuratively: it suppresses something by snuffing it out, and also covers blocking or hampering it and destroying it outright — talent, for example.
• 断つたつJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbLiterally to sever, so its 'suppress' sense is thorough: eradicating or exterminating something rather than merely holding it back — cutting it off at the source.
• 禁ずるきんずるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verbFor the emotional sense of 'suppress': it suppresses a feeling or laughter and holds back tears. It is the same verb as 禁じる in a different form, with identical meaning.
• 押しつぶすおしつぶすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbLiterally to crush under weight; figuratively it quashes a plan or crushes opposition. Its 'suppress' sense carries this forceful, flattening image, not the gentler one of holding feelings in.
• 禁じるきんじるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe other form of 禁ずる, identical in meaning: use it to suppress a feeling or laughter, or to hold back tears — the choice for the emotional sense of 'suppress'.

Choose by what is suppressed: 「禁ずる」 and 「禁じる」 hold back feelings, laughter, or tears; 「押しつぶす」 crushes or quashes plans and opposition; 「殺す」 kills the thing it suppresses; 「断つ」 cuts it off to eradicate it.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 退治るたいじるto exterminate
• 止めるとめるto prevent
• 殺すころすto suppress
• 断つたつto suppress
• 禁ずるきんずるto suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)
• 押さえ込むおさえこむto suppress
• 静めるしずめるto suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.)
• 押しつぶすおしつぶすto quash (a plan, opposition, etc.)
• 禁じるきんじるto suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)
• 治めるおさめるto subdue
• 抑えるおさえるto hold back (e.g. an enemy)
• 押さえつけるおさえつけるto suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.)
• 封じ込めるふうじこめるto contain
• 押し殺すおしころすto suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.)
• 平らげるたいらげるto put down (a rebellion)
• もみ消すもみけすto hush up
• 飲むのむto suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.)
• 押さえるおさえるto quell
• 収めるおさめるto subdue
• 飲み込むのみこむto swallow (one's words)