鎮圧

ちんあつ

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

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.