強圧|きょうあつkyouatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpressure; duress; stress
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 強圧する（きょうあつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 強圧します（きょうあつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 強圧しない（きょうあつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 強圧しません（きょうあつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 強圧せず・強圧せぬ（きょうあつせず・きょうあつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 強圧した（きょうあつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 強圧しました（きょうあつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 強圧しなかった（きょうあつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 強圧しませんでした（きょうあつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 強圧して（きょうあつして） |
| Potential | 強圧できる（きょうあつできる） |
| Passive | 強圧される（きょうあつされる） |
| Causative | 強圧させる（きょうあつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 強圧させられる（きょうあつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 強圧すれば（きょうあつすれば） |
| tara | 強圧したら（きょうあつしたら） |
| Volitional | 強圧しよう（きょうあつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 強圧しましょう（きょうあつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 強圧しろ（きょうあつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym強制きょうせいNeutralThe broadest word for forcing someone by power or rules, as in 「参加を強制する」 or 「強制執行」; 「強圧」 stresses subduing through sheer pressure.
- Synonym強要きょうようNeutralForcing someone to do what they are unwilling to, as in 「謝罪を強要する」; it stresses pressing a specific demand on the other person.
- Synonym無理強いむりじいNeutralColloquial and everyday: pushing someone hard to do something, as in 「酒を無理強いする」.
- Synonym圧迫あっぱくNeutralPressure or squeezing on the body, finances and the like, also oppression by power, as in 「財政を圧迫」; stresses pressure applied continuously.
- Synonym強迫きょうはくWrittenWritten style. A legal term for duress; in psychology it means compulsion or obsession, as in 「強迫症」 (OCD). Belongs to legal and psychological contexts.
- Related押し付けるおしつけるNeutralColloquial verb for foisting duties or opinions on someone, as in 「仕事を押し付ける」.
- Related抑圧よくあつWrittenWritten style for suppressing or repressing freedom, often psychological or political, as in 「言論の抑圧」.
- Related強いるしいるNeutralA verb meaning to force or compel, as in 「犠牲を強いる」; at home in both written and spoken Japanese.
- Related制圧せいあつWrittenWritten style: subduing someone by force or overwhelming strength so they cannot resist, as in 「制圧部隊」; stresses gaining total control.
- Related弾圧だんあつWrittenWritten style for a regime crushing opposition by power or force, as in 「言論弾圧」.
- Related圧するあっするWrittenWritten style: to press down on or overwhelm someone, as in 「他を圧する」; stresses overpowering presence or momentum.
- Related圧制あっせいWrittenWritten style for tyrannical, despotic oppression by a regime, as in 「圧制に苦しむ」.
- Related禁圧きんあつWrittenWritten style for banning and suppressing something by authority; rarely used.
- Antonym温和おんわNeutralAn antonym: mildness or gentleness, the opposite of the strong pressure 「強圧」 implies.
- Antonym柔和にゅうわWrittenA written-style antonym: softness and gentleness, opposed to 「強圧」.
For forcing someone in general, say 「強制」; for pushing someone hard into something, 「無理強い」. 「強圧」 itself is about subduing people through strong pressure or authority, as in 「強圧的な態度」. Use 「弾圧」 for crushing opponents and 「抑圧」 for suppressing freedom; 「温和」 is the mild opposite.
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