“To suppress” in Japanese
Short answer
To suppress in Japanese is “殺す” (korosu). Full meaning: to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter; to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed); to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle.
Other ways to say “To suppress” in Japanese
断つ
tatsu to sever, to cut off; to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate; to abstain (from), to give up
禁ずる
kinzuru to forbid, to ban, to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.), to hold back (e.g. tears)
押し殺す
oshikorosu to crush to death, to press to death, to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.), to stifle, to subdue (one's voice), to hold (one's breath)
押さえつける
osaetsukeru to press down, to hold down, to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.), to repress
退治る
taijiru to exterminate, to eliminate, to eradicate, to suppress
治める
osameru to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household); to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute)
平らげる
tairageru to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate
封じ込める
fuujikomeru to shut in, to confine (in), to seal in, to trap; to contain, to suppress, to restrain, to bring under control
禁じる
kinjiru to forbid, to ban, to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.), to hold back (e.g. tears)
截っ
ta to sever, to cut off; to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate; to abstain (from), to give up
絶つ
tatsu to sever, to cut off; to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate; to abstain (from), to give up
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