pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
圧 centers on applying force from above or outside: pressing down, pushing, overwhelming, or dominating. The idea of pressure connects the physical and social senses.
圧 is the modern simplified form of 壓. The older form combines 厂 (cliff) with a complex lower part that included 土 (earth) and other elements, suggesting earth pressing down from a cliff. The modern form retains the cliff and earth components in a simplified arrangement.
Under a cliff 厂, the earth 土 is being pressed down. Picture a massive cliff applying pressure to the ground below.
For アツ, imagine the pressure is so intense it feels like being trapped under a heavy atlas book: atlas -> アツ, pressing down on you.
overwhelming
pressure
compression
atmospheric pressure; air pressure
voltage
blood pressure
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely
pressure
oppression; suppression; pressure
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy
high voltage; high pressure
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
highlight; best part
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
high blood pressure; hypertension
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
strong pressure; heavy pressure
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; cyclone
pressurization; applying pressure (to)