押

8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

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

Kun'yomi
  • おす
    		to push ②to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.) ③to do ... in spite of ... ④to fall behind schedule
  • おし-
  • おっ-
  • おさえる
    		to pin down ②to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand) ③to get a hold of ④to grasp (a point)
  • おさえる
    		to pin down ②to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand) ③to get a hold of ④to grasp (a point)
On'yomi
  • オウ
Nanori
  • おし
  • おす
  • おや

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おすおし-おっ-おさえる 97.8%
オウ 1.2%
おさえる 0.5%
おし 0.5%

Character Breakdown

push, stop, check
お.す　オウ　おさ.える (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと　コウ　カン (8th, N1)

Common Words

お
押
　
す
to push ②to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.) ③to do ... in spite of ... ④to fall behind schedule
お
押
　
さ
　
え
　
る
to pin down ②to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand) ③to get a hold of ④to grasp (a point)
お
押
　
し
push ②weight ③to forcibly ...
お
押
　
し
つ
付
　
け
　
る
to press against ②to foist on (task, responsibility)
お
押
　
し
よ
寄
　
せ
　
る
to advance on
お
押
　
さ
　
え
こ
込
　
む
to pin (someone) down ②to shut out (one's opponent) ③to suppress
お
押
　
し
　
か
　
け
　
る
to go uninvited ②to throng to
お
押
　
し
き
切
　
る
to overcome (opposition) ②to press and cut
お
押
　
し
こ
込
　
む
to push into ②to break in
と
取
　
り
お
押
　
さ
　
え
　
る
to seize ②to hold down
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References

Unicode hex code 62BC
JIS X 0208 1-18-1
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Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 314
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 986
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 563
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 256
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 868
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1123
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c5.5
Four corner code 5605.0
De Roo Code 1355