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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

弾だん圧あつ

dan'atsu

to suppress, to oppress

Example sentences

政府せいふは少数派しょうすうはを弾圧だんあつした。
The government clamped down on the minority group.
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弾圧だんあつされた人ひとびとは自由じゆうをよこせと叫さけんだ。
The oppressed people cried out for their liberty.
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その後ご、直政なおまさは領内りょうないのキリシタンを厳きびしく弾圧だんあつした。
Later, Naomasa severely oppressed Christians within his territory.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 弾圧

弾bullet; twangOnダン・タンKunひく・はずむ・たま
圧pressure; pushOnアツ・エン・オウKunおす・へす・おさえる

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