common

ヨク/YOKU/    おさ.える/osa.eru/YOKU/ヨク/    osa.eru/おさ.える/

repress;  well;  now;  in the first place;  push;  shove;  press;  seal;  do in spite of

Radical: (hand).   Strokes: 7画.   Elements: 卩扌.   Variants: .   Pinyin: .   Hangul:  [eog].

Jōyō Kanji High School.   JLPT N1.

Example compounds:
ヨクYOKUよくようyokuyō】intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
よくあつyokuatsu】check; restraint; oppression; suppression
よくしyokushi】check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
おさえるosaeruえるおさえるosaeru】to pin something down; to seize; to gain control of something; to catch happening
反乱をえるはんらんをおさえるhanranwōsaeru】to stifle a rebellion
えるとりおさえるtoriosaeru】to seize; to hold down
Codepoints and classification codes:
6291Unicode
45-62JIS X 0208
1-3-4SKIP
3c4.12TKD
5702.0Four Corner
1344De Roo
Dictionary indices:
1851Classic Nelson
2090The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson
257New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern
193Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern
1700Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig
1399A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken)
1318Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill
11883Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 5 p. 131
1884A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall
1057Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky
1339Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki
1131Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask
1264Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono
867Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1716Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig