- appaku pressure; oppression, suppression
Formal or medical contexts: physical pressure or figurative oppression, not everyday casual speech.
長時間の圧迫で足がしびれた。
Chōjikan no appaku de ashi ga shibireta.
My leg went numb from the prolonged pressure.
心の圧迫から解放されたい。
Kokoro no appaku kara kaihō saretai.
I want to be free from the oppression of my heart.
⚖️ Compared to 圧力 (atsuryoku), which often means physical pressure, 圧迫 implies a squeezing or oppressive force.
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