鎮ちん圧あつ

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鎮圧する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	鎮ちん圧あつする	鎮ちん圧あつしない
Polite	鎮ちん圧あつします	鎮ちん圧あつしません
Past polite	鎮ちん圧あつしました	鎮ちん圧あつしませんでした
Past	鎮ちん圧あつした	鎮ちん圧あつしなかった
Te-form	鎮ちん圧あつして	鎮ちん圧あつしないで
Desire	鎮ちん圧あつしたい	鎮ちん圧あつしたくない
Potential	鎮ちん圧あつできる	鎮ちん圧あつできない
Passive	鎮ちん圧あつされる	鎮ちん圧あつされない
Causative	鎮ちん圧あつさせる	鎮ちん圧あつさせない
Causative passive	鎮ちん圧あつさせられる	鎮ちん圧あつさせられない
Volitional	鎮ちん圧あつしよう
Polite volitional	鎮ちん圧あつしましょう
Imperative	鎮ちん圧あつしろ	鎮ちん圧あつするな
Conditional	鎮ちん圧あつすれば	鎮ちん圧あつしなければ
Tara conditional	鎮ちん圧あつしたら	鎮ちん圧あつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

suppression; quelling; putting down

Used for forceful suppression of riots, revolts, uprisings, or large-scale disturbances by authorities. Often appears in news reports.

警けい察さつが暴ぼう動どうを鎮ちん圧あつした。
The police suppressed the riot.
政せい府ふは反はん乱らんの鎮ちん圧あつに軍ぐん隊たいを派は遣けんした。
The government dispatched troops to quell the rebellion.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を鎮ちん圧あつするto suppress/put down (a riot, revolt, etc.)
警けい察さつは暴ぼう動どうを鎮ちん圧あつした。
The police put down the riot.
〈事こと〉の鎮ちん圧あつに乗のり出だすto move in to suppress (a disturbance)
軍ぐんが反はん乱らんの鎮ちん圧あつに乗のり出だした。
The military moved in to quell the rebellion.
力ちからで鎮ちん圧あつするto suppress by force
政せい府ふはデモを力ちからで鎮ちん圧あつした。
The government suppressed the demonstration by force.

Kanji

鎮tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers
圧pressure, push, overwhelm

Related words· 6

弾だん圧あつN1
鎮圧 refers to forcibly ending an active riot or uprising, while 弾圧 refers to ongoing political oppression or crackdown on dissent, not necessarily a single violent outbreak.
制せい圧あつ
制圧 means gaining overall control of an area or opponent (often military), whereas 鎮圧 specifically means putting down a riot or disturbance.
抑よく圧あつN1
抑圧 is broader, covering psychological or social oppression, while 鎮圧 is used specifically for the forceful suppression of a riot or revolt.
討とう伐ばつ
鎮圧 refers to suppressing a riot or uprising, typically by police or internal forces, while 討伐 implies an armed military campaign against an external or hostile enemy.

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静しずめるN2
鎮圧する specifically means to forcefully suppress a riot or rebellion using power or authority, whereas 静める can describe calming down disturbances more generally.
抑おさえるN2
鎮圧する is a formal word specifically for putting down a riot or rebellion by force, while 抑える is a more general, everyday verb that can also describe this kind of suppression.

Opposites

扇せん動どう
鎮圧 means to suppress or quell unrest, the opposite outcome of 扇動 which stirs unrest up.

Don't confuse with

鎮ちん静せい
鎮静 means calming down feelings, pain, or symptoms (e.g. with a sedative), while 鎮圧 means forcibly quelling a riot or uprising.

Word family

暴ぼう動どう鎮ちん圧あつ
riot control; riot suppression

Etymology

Compound of 鎮 (to quell, calm) and 圧 (pressure, suppress). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of suppressing by force.