抑える
おさえる
- to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check v1 vt
- to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress v1 vt
Kanji
抑
ヨク
おさ.える
repress; well; now; in the first place; push; shove; press; seal; do in spite of
Synonyms
押さえる
おさえる
- to pin down; to hold down; to press down v1 vt
- to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part) v1 vt
- to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest v1 vt
- to grasp (a point); to comprehend v1 vt
- to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain v1 vt