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Keyword
pressure
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig163
Old form壓
Readings
あっ
(46%)
あつ
(46%)
お
(5%)
Composed of
厂
cliff
土
earth
Used in vocabulary (368 in total)
overwhelming
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
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Examples (74 in total)
He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.
Glass has the ability to be broken under pressure.
External pressure grows ever more intense.
The bridge crashed under the pressure.
I didn't resist the pressure they forced on me.
The army quelled the rebellion.
The government of this country oppresses its people.
The government of that country oppresses its people.
The government oppressed the people.
Some children resort to suicide in order to escape from unbearable pressure.
He yielded to pressure.
He will never yield to the pressure of a politician.
The government refuses to bow to public pressure.
The riot was soon put down by the police.
It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
The revolt was crushed.
Troops were swiftly called in to put down the riot.
The troops easily put down the rebellion.
The Prime Minister became all the more popular because he never gave way to pressure from the neighboring country.
Tom seemed overwhelmed.
Why is my blood pressure high?
Tom's blood pressure is normal.
Tom's blood pressure rises whenever he takes a nap.
Tom has high blood pressure.
The doctor monitored the patient's heartbeat and blood pressure.
He has to have his blood pressure taken every day.
The nurse took my blood pressure.
I have low blood pressure.
My blood pressure is quite high.
Your blood pressure is low.
My blood pressure is low.
Your blood pressure's high.
Your blood pressure is high.
Is your blood pressure high?
Your blood pressure is normal.
Let me take your blood pressure.
He is under considerable stress.
The authorities sent in troops to quell the riot.
The rebels took control of the capital.
The plan was given up under the pressure of public opinion.
The riot was suppressed without difficulty.
The slaves suffered cruel oppression.
The king oppressed his people.
He pressured me.
She pressured him to quit.
Several politicians exerted strong pressure on the committee.
The oppressed people cried out for their liberty.
The atmospheric pressure is high.
The water pressure caused the pipe to burst.
She pressured him to quit his job.
The government tried to suppress all opposition parties.
Tyrannical governments frequently imprison their political opponents.
Reynolds' blood pressure is dangerously high, especially when he's mad.
The Party won a sweeping victory at the general election.
The battery voltage is low.
Tom has low blood pressure.
She suffers from low blood pressure.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
He suffered from high blood pressure.
There seems to be a large number of people in Japan with high blood pressure.
Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure?
An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.
The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority.
They rose against oppression.
Does anyone in your close family have high blood pressure?
The chapter on the Russian Revolution really blew me away.
Could you check the tire pressure?
Aspirin has no effect on blood pressure.
Human rights groups are putting pressure on authoritarian governments.
Japan came under American pressure to open its financial market.
The barometer is falling. It's going to rain.
The pressure for tax reform is growing.
Blood pressure is important as a barometer of health.