| Kanji | 抑える |
| Reading | おさえる |
| Romaji | osaeru |
| Meaning | to suppress, to restrain |
| Part of Speech | verb |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N2 |
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抑える (おさえる, osaeru) means "to suppress, to restrain" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word.
抑える is pronounced "osaeru" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is おさえる.
抑える is a JLPT N2 word. JLPT N2 is the upper-intermediate level with ~6,000 words.