Japanese symbol for “nominate”
推す
おす
Romaji: osu
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate; to support
In Japanese, nominate 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 “nominate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指す | さす sasu | to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person |
| 挙げる | あげる ageru | to nominate (e.g. for a position); to recommend; to propose (something) |
| 任じる | にんじる ninjiru | to appoint; to nominate |
| 任ずる | にんずる ninzuru | to appoint; to nominate |
| 押し立てる | おしたてる oshitateru | to nominate; to choose as a representative |
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 “nominate”.
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.