Kanji 押
8 strokes
Meaning
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
- On'yomi
- オウ
- Kun'yomi
- おすおし-おっ-おさえる
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 手 hand (64)
- JLPT
- N3
- School grade
- Secondary school
- Kanken
- 4級
- Frequency
- #789 / 2500
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Words with 押
- N5
押す
おす
to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)
- N4
押し入れ
おしいれ
closet
- N3
押える
おさえる
to stop, to restrain, to press down
- N2
押さえる
おさえる
to pin down, to hold down, to press down; to cover (e.g. a body part with one's hand); to get hold of, to seize, to secure
- N1
押し切る
おしきる
to have one's own way
- N1
押し込む
おしこむ
to push into, to crowd into
- N1
押し寄せる
おしよせる
to surge, to rush in, to advance on, to close in
Example sentences
ボタンを押す。
Press the button.
強盗はその子供を押し入れに閉じ込めた。
The burglar shut the child in the closet.
ボタンを押します。
Press the button.
Look-alike kanji
Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.
Other kanji with radical “hand” 手
- 手hand
- 持hold
- 指finger
- 投throw
- 打strike
- 提propose
- 挙raise
- 援abet
- 担shouldering
- 技skill
- 撃beat
- 推conjecture
- 接touch
- 授impart
- 摘pinch
- 批criticism
- 捜search
- 捕catch
- 採pick
- 拡broaden
- 振shake
- 抗confront
- 換interchange
- 抜slip out
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