► 動詞
弾圧 [だんあつ] [弾圧する] meaning: suppress rank: 3
☆ 政府は反対派を容赦無く弾圧した ⇨ The government mercilessly cracked down on the opposition (☛ Suppress political oppositions, usually with violence)
► 名詞
弾圧 [だんあつ] meaning: suppress rank: 3
☆ 政府は少数民族の弾圧を続けている ⇨ The government has continued the suppression of the ethnic minorities (☛ Suppress political oppositions, usually with violence)
More examples:
- 政府は少数民族を弾圧している ⇨ The government is oppressing the small ethnic groups
- 暴動が政府に弾圧の口実を与えた ⇨ The riot has given the government a justification for the crackdowns
- 体制に反対するものは容赦無く弾圧された ⇨ Those who oppose to the regime were mercilessly repressed
- 治安維持の名の下での少数民族の弾圧 ⇨ An oppression of minorities under the name of maintaining the national security