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押

push
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingオウ
Kun readingお.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to push
  2. to thrust
  3. to shove
  4. to press (down)
  5. to push (e.g. a button)

Popular Usage

押す押し入れ押える押さえる押し込む押し寄せる

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · armour · armor · roots

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1195

Compound words

押すおす
to push; to thrust; to shove; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button)
押し入れおしいれ
closet
押し込むおしこむ
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into; to break in
押さえるおさえる
to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
押しおし
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority
押収おうしゅう
seizure; confiscation
後押しあとおし
pushing; support; backing; supporter; backer
押入れおしいれ
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
押し切るおしきる
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
押し入るおしいる
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
押し問答おしもんどう
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
押し売りおしうり
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; high-pressure salesman; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
押し出しおしだし
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in
目白押しめじろおし
jostling; milling about; crush; being jammed together; packed with (activities, products, etc.)
押し入りおしいり
breaking into; burglar
押し付けるおしつける
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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