Kanji

押

push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

オウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おす, おし-, おっ-, おさえる, おさえる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おし

Common Readings

オウ, お…さえる, お…す

Example sentences

押す おす
非常ボタンを押すと、アラームが鳴ります。

When you press the emergency button, the alarm will sound.

ボタン ボタン
呼鈴のボタンを押すと、奥から店員が出てきた。

When I pressed the doorbell button, a shop assistant came out from the back.

押さえる おさえる
風で帽子が飛ばされないように手で押さえた。

I held my hat with my hand so it wouldn't be blown away by the wind.

前脚 まえあし
そのライオンは前脚で獲物をしっかりと押さえた。

The lion firmly held the prey down with its front legs.

押しつける おしつける
彼は自分の考えを他人に押しつける傾向がある。

He tends to force his ideas on others.

落穽下石 らくせいかせき
同僚の失敗を笑って責任まで押しつけるのは、落穽下石のような行為だ。

Laughing at a coworker's failure and even pushing the blame onto them is an act of kicking someone when they are down.

押し付ける おしつける
彼は自分の意見を他人に押し付ける傾向がある。

He has a tendency to force his opinions on others.

一方的 いっぽうてき
彼は自分の意見を一方的に押し付けてきた。

He forced his opinion on me one-sidedly.

押し込む おしこむ
荷物を無理やりスーツケースに押し込んだ。

I forced the luggage into the suitcase.

押し寄せる おしよせる
群衆が駅のホームに押し寄せた。

A crowd surged onto the station platform.

Example Vocabulary

押す

おす

to push; to press

押さえる

おさえる

to hold down; to suppress; to restrain; to grasp

押しつける

おしつける

to press; to force (something on someone)

押し付ける

おしつける

to press; to force (something on someone); to push

押し込む

おしこむ

to push in; to force into; to squeeze in

押し寄せる

おしよせる

to surge; to flock; to push toward

押し倒す

おしたおす

to push down; to push over

押さえつける

おさえつける

to pin down; to hold down; to suppress

押し殺す

おしころす

to suppress; to stifle; to stifle one's voice

背中を押す

せなかをおす

to encourage; to give a push; to help someone make a decision

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