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Kanji Detail for 押 - "to push, seal"

押

  • Meaning

    押 means "to push, seal." Also associated with to restrain.

    1. To push - To press; to press down.

    2. To restrain - To seize goods; to mortgage.

    3. Seal - A signature; a mark used instead of a signature.

    4. Pressure - The force of pushing one's opinion through.

  • Words using 押

    • 押し おし Listen push; pushing; weight
    • 押す おす Listen to push; to thrust; to shove
    • 押さえる おさえる Listen to pin down; to hold down; to press down
    • 押し出し おしだし Listen pushing something out; extrusion; presence
    • 目白押し めじろおし Listen jostling; milling about; crush
    • 押し入り おしいり Listen breaking into; burglar
    • 押し入る おしいる Listen to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house)
    • 押収 おうしゅう Listen seizure; confiscation

  • Tattoo check: 押

    • Verified meaning: to push, seal
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いたる, おさえ)
    • Also carries these associations: to restrain

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 押

    Given names 押(いたる)Listen

    Surnames 押(おさえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to arrest, to detain; to deposit, to pledge; mortgage

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To sign. Such as 花押, signing documents as identification. | To detain. Such as 押送, 押解. | To pledge. Borrowing with security is 押. Hence, pawnshops are also called 押. | Using rhymes in poetry is 押. 押 means to press.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    oh(オウ) オウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    o(お) お

    o.su(おす) おす

    osa.eru(お-さえる) お-さえる

    oshi(おし) おし

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to push to restrain seal impose pressure secure stamp hold down force press thrust shove squeeze flatten nudge prod propel grip seize clamp

Sentences including 押

  • A young man broke into my house last night.

  • He always imposes his opinion on me.

  • He tried with all his might to push the door open.

  • The policeman caught the thief.

  • He pushed past me.

  • I was crowded out.

  • We gave the car a push.

  • Can you push the door open?

  • They burst the door open.

  • The door pushed open.

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