押 — kanji meaning “push”
押
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
- Meanings
- push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
- On'yomi
- オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi
- お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える
- Name readings
- おし、おす、おや
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #789 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- yā, yá — Chinese character page
Words with 押
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 押す | おす osu | to push; to thrust; to shove |
| 押し | おし oshi | push; pushing |
| 押さえる | おさえる osaeru | to pin down; to hold down; to press down |
| 後押し | あとおし atooshi | pushing; support; backing |
| 押し出し | おしだし oshidashi | pushing something out; extrusion |
| 押収 | おうしゅう oushuu | seizure; confiscation |
| 目白押し | めじろおし mejirooshi | jostling; milling about; crush |
| 押し売り | おしうり oshiuri | high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell |
| 押し込む | おしこむ oshikomu | to push into; to cram into; to stuff into |
| 押し入り | おしいり oshiiri | breaking into; burglar |
| 押し出す | おしだす oshidasu | to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out |
| 押し切る | おしきる oshikiru | to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way |
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