Japanese symbol for “endorse”
推す
おす
Romaji: osu
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate; to support
In Japanese, endorse is 推す, read おす (osu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate; to support; to back
- v5s, vt to infer (from); to deduce; to gather; to conjecture; to surmise
- v5s, vt to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
- v5s, vt to be a fan of (a singer, character in media, etc.); to stan
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “endorse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賛する | さんする sansuru | to approve; to agree; to assent |
| 折り紙を付ける | おりがみをつける origamiotsukeru | to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 推薦 | すいせん suisen | recommendation; referral; endorsement |
| 推定 | すいてい suitei | presumption; assumption |
| 推測 | すいそく suisoku | guess; conjecture |
| 推理 | すいり suiri | reasoning; inference; deduction |
| 推移 | すいい suii | transition; change; progress |
See also: Chinese symbol for “endorse”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.