弾圧|だんあつdan'atsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verboppression; suppression; pressure
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 弾圧する（だんあつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 弾圧します（だんあつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 弾圧しない（だんあつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 弾圧しません（だんあつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 弾圧せず・弾圧せぬ（だんあつせず・だんあつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 弾圧した（だんあつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 弾圧しました（だんあつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 弾圧しなかった（だんあつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 弾圧しませんでした（だんあつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 弾圧して（だんあつして） |
| Potential | 弾圧できる（だんあつできる） |
| Passive | 弾圧される（だんあつされる） |
| Causative | 弾圧させる（だんあつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 弾圧させられる（だんあつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 弾圧すれば（だんあつすれば） |
| tara | 弾圧したら（だんあつしたら） |
| Volitional | 弾圧しよう（だんあつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 弾圧しましょう（だんあつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 弾圧しろ（だんあつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym抑圧よくあつWrittenWritten word for holding down actions or repressing feelings and urges; 「弾圧」 is crushing opposition through the power of those in authority.
- Synonym圧迫あっぱくNeutralNeutral word for pressure or oppression, also physical squeezing as in 「胸の圧迫感」; 「弾圧」 is suppression by authority.
- Synonym制圧せいあつWrittenWritten word for gaining total control over an opponent or occupying land by force, as in 「制圧する」; 「弾圧」 is crushing opposition.
- Synonym圧制あっせいWrittenWritten word for despotic rule that coerces people's speech and actions; 「弾圧」 refers to concrete acts of suppression.
- Synonym圧抑あつよくWrittenRare written word for forcible suppression; in everyday use 「抑圧」 is the normal choice.
- Related強圧きょうあつWrittenWritten word for coercive pressure or duress forcing someone against their will; 「弾圧」 centres on suppressing opposition with power.
- Related押さえるおさえるNeutralNeutral verb to pin down or hold in place, also to check activity or grasp the key point; 「弾圧」 means crushing opposition.
- Related押さえ込むおさえこむNeutralNeutral verb to hold down and keep under control, e.g. containing an outbreak; 「弾圧」 is suppression by power or force.
- Related封じるふうじるWrittenWritten verb to seal something shut or block movement and action; 「弾圧」 is suppression by authority.
- Related押さえつけるおさえつけるCasualColloquial verb to press or hold something down, or to clamp down on activity; 「弾圧」 is suppression by those who hold power.
- Related圧するあっするWrittenWritten verb to apply pressure or overwhelm by showing force; 「弾圧」 is suppressing opposition with power.
- Related圧伏あっぷくWrittenRare written word for subduing someone by force into obedience; 「弾圧」 is the more common term.
- Related禁圧きんあつWrittenWritten word for forbidding and suppressing by authority; close to 「弾圧」 in sense, but 「弾圧」 is more common.
- Antonym解放かいほうNeutralTo liberate or set free from restraints and restrictions; the direct opposite of 「弾圧」.
- Antonym擁護ようごWrittenWritten word for shielding and defending someone from harm; stands at the opposite pole from 「弾圧」.
- Antonym保護ほごNeutralTo protect or safeguard someone or something; the opposite of 「弾圧」.
Choose 「弾圧」 when those in power crush opposition, speech or religion, as in 「言論弾圧」「宗教弾圧」. For psychological repression use 「抑圧」, for pressure or physical oppression 「圧迫」, for seizing control by force 「制圧」, and for holding something down in speech 「押さえつける」. The opposite is 「解放」.
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