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抑おさえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check
2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress
Kanji used
抑
suppress
Pitch accent
お
さえ
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お
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Conjugations...Used in: 4048
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to stifle a rebellion
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
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Examples (26 in total)
I could not subdue the desire to laugh.
I couldn't control my tears.
He suppressed his anger.
I have to reduce my expenses this month.
She couldn't suppress her emotions.
She couldn't hold back her laughter.
Sometimes I can't help showing emotions.
I couldn't restrain a smile.
The girl tried hard to hold back her tears.
He couldn't check his anger.
We must control our passions.
Bob could not control his anger.
Tom, quiet down a little!
When it comes to sweets, I just can't control myself.
I wonder how I can suppress this feeling.
He could no longer contain his anger.
Suppressing one's anger is a virtue.
You should learn to restrain yourself.
It was very hard for her to suppress her emotions.
She'd better tame that violent temper.
Could you please speak more quietly? I have a hangover.
Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.
Tom was furious, but he tempered his language because there were children present.
I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.
Yamada tried hard to keep his anger against his boss in check.
Chris cannot control his passion for the lovely new girl in town.