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Kanji Details:

  • Frequency:789
  • Kun: お.す, お.し-, お.っ-, お.さえる, おさ.える
  • On: オウ
  • Meaning: push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
  • Examples:
    WordReadingMeaning
    押しおしpush, pressure, authority, audacity
    押すおすto push, to press; to apply pressure from above, to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal
    押さえるおさえるto pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb; to seize, to grasp, to arrest; to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress; to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand
    押し出しおしだしpushing something out, presence; appearance; run walked in (baseball); pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them (sumo)
    目白押しめじろおしjostling, milling about
    押し入るおしいるto push in
    押し入りおしいりbreaking into, burglar
    押収おうしゅうseizure, confiscation
    押しつぶすおしつぶすto squash, to crush, to flatten
    後押しあとおしpushing, backing, boosting, supporting