The kanji 圧 fundamentally represents the concept of pressure, compression, or force being applied. It implies the act of pressing down on something, squeezing, or exerting influence. It can also signify suppression or the state of being under pressure.

・On-yomi (音読み): アツ (atsu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): お（さ）える (osaeru)

⚫︎圧力 (atsuryoku) Translation: Pressure ⚫︎圧迫 (appaku) Translation: Oppression; pressure; constraint ⚫︎圧勝 (asshou) Translation: Overwhelming victory; landslide victory

The kanji 圧 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The left side, 厂 (gan), is a radical that represents a cliff or a shelter. The right side, 土 (tsuchi), means "earth" or "ground". The original meaning seems to have been the pressure exerted by something heavy (like earth) above. Over time, this evolved to represent the broader concept of pressure or compression.