# 抑 — Suppress

Frequency rank 1099 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 舎 (Cottage), less common than 択 (Select).

- On’yomi: よく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

Fingers on the left and a stamp on the right — your fingers press a stamp down to suppress a document, blocking its approval.

In words:

- 抑制 よくせい — suppression
- 抑圧 よくあつ — check;restraint;oppression;suppression

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