押
押 — Push
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize
On’yomiオウ (ou)
Kun’yomiおす (osu)
Kun’yomiおし- (oshi)
Kun’yomiおっ- (ot)
Kun’yomiおさえる (osaeru)
Kun’yomiおさえる (osaeru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 押
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 押し | おし oshi | push; pushing; weight |
| 押す | おす osu | to push; to thrust; to shove |
| 押さえる | おさえる osaeru | to pin down; to hold down; to press down |
| 押し出し | おしだし oshidashi | pushing something out; extrusion; presence |
| 目白押し | めじろおし mejirooshi | jostling; milling about; crush |
| 押し入る | おしいる oshiiru | to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house) |
Study notes
押 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #789 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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