圧迫

あっぱく · appaku · JLPT N1 · noun

pressure

🗜️ 圧 = press down + 迫 = press close in: 圧迫 = pressure, coercion, oppression

圧 means pressing down with force, and 迫 means closing in or forcing someone. Together they cover physical pressure and the social pressure of coercion or oppression.

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