Translation guide
The act of stopping or controlling something, such as feelings, actions, information, or opposition. Japanese uses different words depending on what is being suppressed.
Holding back feelings, urges, or impulses.
General term for controlling or restraining emotions, desires, or impulses. Often used in psychological or formal contexts.
Suppression of emotions can sometimes cause stress.
Verb meaning to hold back or suppress. Commonly used for emotions, laughter, anger, etc.
He couldn't suppress his anger.
I was desperate to suppress my laughter.
Endurance or patience; suppressing one's desires or discomfort. Very common in daily life.
I'm on a diet, so I'm suppressing my desire for sweets.
Psychological repression, often unconscious. More technical than 抑制.
Repressed memories can cause problems later.
Preventing information from being known or expressed; censorship.
Suppression of information, speech, or dissent, often by authorities. Implies forceful control.
The government is intensifying the suppression of the press.
Concealment or cover-up; actively hiding information.
Oppression or crackdown; suppression of political dissent or movements.
Gagging or silencing someone; preventing them from speaking out.
Putting down an uprising or opposition by force.
Reducing or stopping a bodily reaction, such as a cough or immune response.
Reducing noise, interference, or unwanted signals.
抑制 (yokusei) is general restraint or control, often of emotions or functions. 抑圧 (yokuatsu) implies forceful suppression, often by authority, or psychological repression. 鎮圧 (chin'atsu) specifically means quelling a riot or rebellion by force.
抑圧 (yokuatsu) sounds harsh and is usually about external force or deep psychology. For holding back your own feelings, use 抑える (osaeru) or 我慢 (gaman).
企業は不祥事の隠蔽を図った。
The company attempted to suppress the scandal.
反政府活動は厳しく弾圧された。
Anti-government activities were severely suppressed.
彼らは証人に口封じをした。
They suppressed the witness (by silencing them).
特殊部隊がテロリストを制圧した。
The special forces suppressed the terrorists.
免疫抑制剤は拒絶反応を防ぐ。
Immunosuppressants prevent rejection reactions.
このフィルターは高周波を抑圧する。
This filter suppresses high frequencies.