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    3. 鎮圧

    鎮圧

    鎮ちん圧あつ

    suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.)

    KMT8News #18+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawMilitaryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ちんあつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.), repression, putting down, quelling

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    警けい察さつは暴ぼう動どうを鎮ちん圧あつしました。

    The police suppressed the riot.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life
    政せい府ふは反はん乱らん軍ぐんの鎮ちん圧あつに乗のり出だした。

    The government embarked on the suppression of the rebel forces.

    KMT8Politics & LawMilitary
    デモ隊たいの鎮ちん圧あつには、催さい涙るいガスが使し用ようされた。

    Tear gas was used for the suppression of the demonstrators.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    軍ぐんは国こっ境きょうでの小しょう規き模ぼな衝しょう突とつを迅じん速そくに鎮ちん圧あつした。

    The military quickly quelled the small-scale conflict at the border.

    KMT8MilitaryPolitics & Law
    歴れき史し上じょう、多おおくの政せい権けんが民みん衆しゅうの不ふ満まんを鎮ちん圧あつしようとしてきた。

    Throughout history, many regimes have tried to suppress public discontent.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    鎮
    しず.める・しず.まる・おさえ…(5)
    tranquilize・ancient peace-preservation centers
    圧
    お.す・へ.す・おさ.える・お.さえる…(3)
    pressure・push・overwhelm・oppress・dominate
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