What does the kanji 抑 mean?

repress, well, now, in the first place, push

How is the kanji 抑 read?

ヨク (Yoku); おさ.える (Osaeru)

抑

Osaeruおさえる

repress

Yokuよく

Examples

抑制よくせいcontrol

抑止よくしkeeping in check

抑 (Osaeru) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “repress, well, now”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 7 strokes.