Keyword
pressure
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig163
Old form壓
Readings
あっ
(47%)
あつ
(45%)
お
(6%)
Composed of
cliff
earth
Used in vocabulary (437 in total)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
pressure; oppression; suppression
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
check; restraint; oppression; repression
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
pressure; force
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
feeling of oppression
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
blood pressure
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
wind pressure
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
coercive; overbearing
oppression; suppression; pressure
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
high-handed; oppressive
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
high voltage; high pressure
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
high blood pressure; hypertension
death by crushing; being crushed to death
low blood pressure
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to apply pressure to; to press
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
internal pressure
pressure; compression; pressing
high-voltage current; high-tension current
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
vaginal tightness; vaginal pressure
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
air pressure (of tires)
oil pressure
oppression; tyranny; despotism
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
decompression
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
low pressure trough
feeling of oppression
to smash; to break
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
high voltage; high tension
transformer; converter (socket plug adapter)
pressurization; pressurisation
sound pressure; acoustic pressure
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
sphygmomanometer (instrument used to measure blood pressure)
resistance to pressure; resisting pressure
suppressive fire; neutralization fire
air pressure; pneumatic pressure
high-voltage wire
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
atmospheric pressure
oppressor; tyrant
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension
low pressure; low voltage
pressure sensitivity
pressure; duress; stress
compressor; press
ocular tension; intraocular pressure; IOP
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
vasopressor; antihypotensive
high compression; high pressure
compressibility; compression ratio
negative pressure
suppression pool (nuclear reactor); pressure suppression chamber
manometer; pressure gauge
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
overpower; subdue; keep down
crimping; pressure bonding
hydraulic (machine, brake, etc.)
compacting snow; compacted snow
violent suppression
overpower; subdue; keep down
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
high-pressure gas; compressed gas; aerosol; propellant
suppression; prohibition; ban
oppressive; despotic
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
being on the ropes; losing ground
hydraulic equipment; hydraulic machinery; hydraulically operated machines
rolling; extending by applying pressure
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
decompression sickness; the bends
intracranial pressure
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
bomb cyclone; explosive low-pressure system
suppression of human rights
hydraulic excavator; power shovel; digger
partial pressure
hydraulic system
pressure difference; pressure differential
Okhotsk anticyclone; Okhotsk high
selling pressure; downward pressure; bearish pressure
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
light pressure; photon pressure; radiation pressure
systolic blood pressure
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
exclusion; retraction; displacement
snow compactor; snow groomer
water-pressure gauge
to push into
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
oil pressure gauge
to jostle; to push
to snap; to break (under pressure)
piezoelectric
piezoelectric element; piezoelectric transducer; piezoelectric device
diastolic blood pressure; minimal blood pressure
capacity to resist pressure
impression; indentation
turgor pressure
normal pressure; ordinary pressure; normobaric
tongue depressor
pressurized water reactor; pressurised water reactor; PWR
orthostatic hypotension; dizziness experienced when standing up
brownout; drop in voltage
transformation (of a current)
positive pressure
pressure resistance; barotolerance
surface pressure
to check; to stop; to keep back
pulse pressure
sense of pressure
lowering of pressure (e.g. blood pressure, voltage)
high-pressure water
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
compressive force; compression force
hydrostatic pressure
extra-high-voltage power transmission
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
uncompressed; incompressible
raising of pressure (e.g. blood pressure, voltage)
overpotential; over-voltage
compressor; press
submersible pressure gauge (diving); SPG
to push into
consolidation
atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
pressure sensation
coercive (high-handed) measure; strong-arm method
to jostle; to push
(hydraulic) accumulator
pressure-resistant container; pressure vessel
hydraulic equipment
spinal cord compression
antihypertensive; hypotensive drug; blood pressure-lowering medicine
earth pressure
decompression stop (in diving); decompression pause
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
hydraulic cylinder
pre-load; precompression; pilot pressure
compressed T-shirt (packaging technique)
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
high-pressure steam sterilization; autoclave sterilization
sound pressure level (usu. measured in decibel); SPL
impression cylinder
rolling machine
static pressure
compression (caused by tight-fitting clothing, e.g. compression socks)
constant pressure
radiation pressure
pressure point
to check; to stop; to keep back
equal pressure; uniform pressure
High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan
back pressure
pressure welding
dynamic pressure
to check; to stop; to keep back
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to check; to stop; to keep back
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps
rolled barley; rolled oats
beshimi; noh mask with a slanted mouth, bulging eyes and large nostrils
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion
to snap (something) forcefully; to break by force
to snap (something) forcefully; to break by force
perfusion pressure
hydraulic motor
stone weight
to dent; to press; to push
grinder; crusher
crimp contact; crimped terminal
piezoelectricity
pressurized water reactor; pressurised water reactor; PWR
compressibility
lateral pressure
transformer substation
filter press
carbonless duplicating paper
hydraulic machine
measuring pressure
steam pressure
pressure gauge; manometer
static pressure ratio
confining pressure
coefficient of earth pressure at rest
coefficient of passive earth pressure
coefficient of active earth pressure
overconsolidation ratio
subtropical high; subtropical anticyclone
pressure sensitive diode
booster (e.g. of current)
overpotential; over-voltage
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
decompression surgery; surgery under decompression
data compression archiver
compander; compandor
operating voltage; working voltage
sound-level meter; sound pressure meter
hypoosmolality; hyposmosis
forward voltage (e.g. of a semiconductor)
forward voltage drop (e.g. in a semiconductor)
compressed towel; compress towel
light pressure (from the sun)
pressure suppression (e.g. pool, container in a nuclear power plant)
pressure suppression pool (nuclear reactor)
hydraulic oil; hydraulic fluid
mercury intrusion; mercury penetration; mercury porosimetry
idiopathic intracranial hypertension; benign intracranial hypertension; pseudotumor cerebri
layering (e.g. in gardening)
isobaric surface; constant-pressure surface; barometric surface
oppressed peoples; discriminated ethnicity
confined groundwater; artesian groundwater
hydraulic fracturing; fracking
isobar; isopiestic line
the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; (lit.) Mt. Tai crushes an egg
(arch.) document written under duress; coercion
isolation transformer; isolating transformer; insulating transformer
restructured meat; restructured steak
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
subtropical high-pressure belt; subtropical ridge; subtropical high; horse latitudes
micromanometer; tasimeter
printing pressure
intracranial pressure
shiatsu practitioner; shiatsu massage therapist
flatbed cylinder press
platen; platten
pressure regulation (esp. gas)
negative pressure ventilation fan; exhaust fan
step-down transformer
intraocular pressure; IOP
crimped postcard; pressure-sealed postcard
crimped postcard; pressure-sealed postcard
crimped postcard; pressure-sealed postcard
hydraulic press
hydraulic machine; hydraulically operated machine
voltage divider; potential divider
vasopressor; antihypotensive
compression tester; compression testing machine
ultra-high pressure; super-high pressure; extra-high voltage; ultra-high voltage; supervoltage
Examples (109 in total)
I was completely unable to cope with that overwhelming speed.
They're turning an overwhelming will to kill on us.
The situation was overwhelmingly advantageous for the man.