Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 鎮圧(ちんあつ) in Japanese

鎮圧
Kana Reading
ちんあつ
Romaji
chin'atsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    suppression; subjugation
    Example sentence
    これまでアメリカ世界警察と称して武力頼った鎮圧続けてきました Up till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.

Examples of 鎮圧, ちんあつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

18 strokes

tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers

On'Yomi: チン

Kun'Yomi: しず.める, しず.まる, おさえ

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JLPT 2

5 strokes

pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

On'Yomi: アツ, エン, オウ

Kun'Yomi: お.す, へ.す, おさ.える, お.さえる

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