圧迫

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 圧迫(あっぱく) means physical compression or a burden that strains and restricts finances or operations.
• Basic usage: It is used when the body is compressed and when costs put strain on a household budget. Typical patterns are 胸が圧迫される and 家計を圧迫する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Separate the literal and figurative senses
  • With the body it means actual compression; with a budget or household it figuratively means a burden that reduces available room.
• Difference from 圧力
  • 圧力(あつりょく) broadly denotes force or pressure, while 圧迫 focuses on the act or effect of pressing and constraining something.