What does 鎮圧 mean?
鎮圧 is a Japanese noun meaning “suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling” in English. It is written as 鎮圧 in kanji, ちんあつ in hiragana, and chin'atsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
軍隊は暴動を簡単に鎮圧した。
The troops easily put down the rebellion.