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押

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • オウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • お.す
  • お.し-
  • お.っ-
  • お.さえる
  • おさ.える
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#1038
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
手#64 · hand

Components

Common Words

  • 押しおしNounpush, pushing
  • 押すおすGodanto push, to thrust, to shove
  • 押収おうしゅうNounseizure, confiscation
  • 押入れおしいれNouncloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors), (built-in) wardrobe
  • 押し込むおしこむGodanto push into, to cram into, to stuff into, to crowd into
  • 押し切るおしきるGodanto overcome (opposition), to push past, to force one's way
  • 押し入るおしいるGodanto push in, to force into, to break in (e.g. into a house), to intrude
  • 押し問答おしもんどうNounarguing back and forth, bandying words, verbal tug-of-war

Practice in Kanjiru

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