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押

Kanji 押: meaning "push", readings, stroke order

The kanji 押 means "push". On'yomi: オウ; kun'yomi: おす、おさえる. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
push
On'yomi
オウ
Kun'yomi
おすおさえる
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 押

  • 押す おす — To push / press
  • 押し入れ おしいれ — closet
  • 押える おさえる — to stop, to restrain, to press down
  • 押さえる おさえる — to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part) to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
  • 押し切る おしきる — to have one's own way
  • 押し込む おしこむ — to push into, to crowd into
  • 押し寄せる おしよせる — to push aside, to advance on

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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