弾だん圧あつ

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

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

Meanings

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

oppression; suppression; crackdown

Refers to the act of suppressing or oppressing people, groups, or activities, often by authorities using force or strict measures. Commonly used in political and social contexts.

政せい府ふは反はん対たい派はを弾だん圧あつした。
The government suppressed the opposition.
言げん論ろんの自じ由ゆうへの弾だん圧あつが強つよまっている。
The crackdown on freedom of speech is intensifying.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を弾だん圧あつするto suppress/crack down on (a movement, speech, activity)
政せい府ふは反はん対たい運うん動どうを弾だん圧あつした。
The government cracked down on the opposition movement.
〈人ひと〉が弾だん圧あつを受うけるto be subjected to oppression
その宗しゅう教きょう団だん体たいは長なが年ねん弾だん圧あつを受うけてきた。
That religious group has been oppressed for many years.
弾だん圧あつに屈くっするto yield to oppression
彼かれらは弾だん圧あつに屈くっせず戦たたかい続つづけた。
They kept fighting without yielding to the oppression.
弾だん圧あつが強つよまるfor oppression/crackdown to intensify
選せん挙きょ前まえになると弾だん圧あつが強つよまった。
The crackdown intensified as the election approached.

Kanji

弾bullet, twang, flip
圧pressure, push, overwhelm

Related words· 7

抑よく圧あつN1
抑圧 often describes psychological or general repression of feelings or people, while 弾圧 specifically means forceful suppression carried out by authorities.
圧あっ迫ぱくN1
圧迫 refers to physical or metaphorical pressure and is broader and less political, whereas 弾圧 specifically means an authority's forceful crackdown.
迫はく害がいN1
迫害 emphasizes persecution of individuals or groups based on identity or belief, while 弾圧 focuses on suppressing activities or movements through force.
圧あっ政せい
圧政 describes an oppressive style of government or rule overall, while 弾圧 refers to specific acts of forceful suppression carried out under such rule.

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鎮ちん圧あつ
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.
虐しいたげる
弾圧する specifically describes a government or authority forcibly suppressing dissent or a group, whereas 虐げる is broader and can describe any cruel, sustained mistreatment.
粛しゅく清せい
弾圧 refers to the forceful suppression or crackdown on dissent, while 粛清 specifically means removing people from an organization or government.

Opposites

解かい放ほうN2
弾圧 means forcibly suppressing people or activities, while 解放 means freeing or liberating them from such restriction.

Don't confuse with

弾だん劾がい
弾劾 means to formally impeach or indict someone (a legal/political charge), while 弾圧 means to forcibly suppress people or movements; they share the kanji 弾 but differ completely in meaning.

Counted with

件けんN2
弾圧 is counted with 件 when referring to individual incidents or cases of suppression, e.g. 弾圧事件が三件あった.

Word family

弾だん圧あつ政せい治じ
political coercion; oppressive government
言げん論ろん弾だん圧あつ
suppression of speech; censorship

Etymology

Compound of 弾 (dan, 'bullet; to repel; to censure') and 圧 (atsu, 'pressure; to press down'). The combination conveys the idea of forcefully suppressing or putting down opposition.