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圧 = 土 + 厂
圧 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pressure”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 厂 (cliff). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 163.
- Keyword
- pressure
- RTK frame
- 163
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- アツ, エン, オウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- お.す, へ.す, おさ.える, お.さえる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- давление
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 圧 (same as 壓) to press
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 圧 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “cliff”. 圧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 圧 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.