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圧

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 525 / 2,608

Pressure

On’yomi
あつ
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
土 Earth (Kangxi 32)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 警 (Warn), less common than 浮 (Float).

A cliff on the left presses dirt on the right — the cliff leans against the dirt, applying enormous pressure that compresses everything flat.

In words

圧縮 あっしゅく compression,condensation,pressureN2
圧力 あつりょく stress;pressureN1
圧迫 あっぱく pressure;coercion;oppressionN1

圧 is rank 525 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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