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JLPT N1 · Noun

圧力 (atsuryoku)

圧力 (あつりょく, atsuryoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “pressure”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あつりょく
Romaji
atsuryoku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pressure · noun
  2. pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting · noun

Example sentences

橋が圧力で落ちた。
The bridge crashed under the pressure.
Tatoeba #180139
その計画は世論の圧力で中止になった。
The plan was given up under the pressure of public opinion.
Tatoeba #211237

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 圧力

圧
pressure, push, overwhelmアツ・エン・お.す・へ.す · 5 strokes
力
power, strength, strongリョク・リキ・ちから · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 圧力.

圧縮あっしゅくcompression気圧きあつatmospheric pressure血圧けつあつblood pressure圧倒あっとうto overwhelm (e.g. an opponent)圧迫あっぱくpressure抑圧よくあつcheck力ちからforce実力じつりょく(real) ability協力きょうりょくcooperation強力きょうりょくpowerful魅力みりょくcharm努力どりょくeffort能力のうりょくability力りょくstrength

Source: JMdict entry 1153340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.