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 — Japanese vocabulary
押さえる is read おさえる and means "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". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
押さえる
- Reading
- おさえる · osaeru
- Translation
- 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
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- おさえるがおさえるが
Example
警察はその強盗の首を押さえた。
けいさつはそのごうとうのくびをおさえた。
The police seized the robber by the neck.
Kanji in this word
- 押 — push
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