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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
抑え(P)
押さえ
押え

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 osae
    おさえ
(1) weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; (2) keeping control; exercising authority; (3) having self-control; exercising self-discipline; (4) defense; guard; deterrence

Variations:
そもそも論
抑論(rK)

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 somosomoron
    そもそもろん
(See そもそも・1) going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

Variations:
抑えきれない
抑え切れない

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 osaekirenai
    おさえきれない
(adjective) uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

Variations:
反乱を抑える
叛乱を抑える

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 hanranoosaeru
    はんらんをおさえる
(exp,v1) to stifle a rebellion

Variations:
癌抑制遺伝子
がん抑制遺伝子

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 ganyokuseiidenshi / ganyokusedenshi
    がんよくせいいでんし
tumour suppressor gene; tumor suppressor gene

Variations:
抑(P)
抑々
抑抑
抑も(io)

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 somosomo
    そもそも
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) (used when bringing up something already mentioned) after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start

Variations:
抑(rK)
抑々(rK)
抑抑(rK)
抑も(sK)

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 somosomo
    そもそも
(adv,n) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) (used when bringing up something already mentioned) after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start

Variations:
抑(rK)
抑々(rK)
抑抑(rK)
抑も(io)(rK)

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 somosomo
    そもそも
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) (used when bringing up something already mentioned) after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start

Variations:
取り押さえる
取り押える
取押える
取り抑える
取抑える

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 toriosaeru
    とりおさえる
(transitive verb) (1) to seize; to capture; to arrest; (transitive verb) (2) to hold down; to subdue

Variations:
押さえ込む
抑え込む
抑えこむ(sK)
押え込む(sK)
押さえこむ(sK)

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 osaekomu
    おさえこむ
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 押さえ込む) to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to immobilize; to immobilise; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 抑え込む) to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; (transitive verb) (3) to suppress; to control; to check; to curb

Variations:
押さえつける
抑えつける
押えつける
押さえ付ける
押え付ける
抑え付ける

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 osaetsukeru
    おさえつける
(transitive verb) (1) to press down; to hold down; to pin down; (transitive verb) (2) to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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