Moto 押: Push; Stop; CheckKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- オウ
- Kun'yomi
- お(す)、お(し-)、お(っ-)、お(さえる)、おさ(える)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 352 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (オウ)
- 押収おうしゅうseizure; confiscation
- 押印おういんaffixing one's seal
- 押捺おうなつsealing (document)
- 花押かおうwritten seal; stylized signature
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 押さえるおさえるto pin down; to hold down
- 押しおしpush; pushing
- 押すおすto push; to press
- 押し出しおしだしpushing something out; extrusion
- 目白押しめじろおしjostling; milling about
- 押し入りおしいりbreaking into; burglar
- 押し入るおしいるto push in; to force into
- 後押しあとおしpushing; backing
- 押し切るおしきるto overcome (opposition); to push past
- 押し込むおしこむto push into; to cram into
- 仮差し押さえかりさしおさえprovisional seizure; provisional attachment
- 差し押さえさしおさえseizure; attachment
- 差し押さえるさしおさえるto seize; to impound
- 手押しておしpushing by hand; hand gilding
- 押さえ込むおさえこむto pin down; to immobilize
- 押しつぶすおしつぶすto squash; to crush
- 押しボタンおしボタンpush button; push-button
- 押し上げるおしあげるto boost; to force up
- 押し下げるおしさげるto push or press or force down; to depress
- 押し付けるおしつけるto press against; to push against
- 押し倒しおしたおしoshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down
- 押し倒すおしたおすto pin down; to knock down
- 押し入れおしいれcloset
- 押し出すおしだすto crowd out; to push out
- 押し切りおしきりstraw cutter; short mane
- 押し合いおしあいjostling; crowding
- 押し問答おしもんどうarguing back and forth; bandying words
- 押し売りおしうりhigh-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell
- 押し寄せるおしよせるto advance on; to close in
- 押し戻すおしもどすto push back
- 押し掛けるおしかけるto go uninvited; to call on without an invitation
- 押し掛け女房おしかけにょうぼうwoman who forced her husband into marriage
- 押し流すおしながすto wash away
- 押し目買いおしめがいbuying when the market is down
- 押し立てるおしたてるto set up; to raise
- 押し花おしばなpressed flower
- 押し込みおしこみburglary; burglar
- 押し通すおしとおすto persist in; to carry out
- 押し黙るおしだまるto keep silent
- いち押しいちおしtop recommendation; (something) highly recommended
- のれんに腕押しのれんにうでおしnot worth doing; waste of effort
- はず押しはずおしpushing up with hands under opponent's armpits; armpit push
- ひと押しひとおしa push
- ひ押し坑道ひおしこうどうdrift (mining); driftway
- めじろ押しめじろおしjostling; milling about
- ゴリ押しゴリおしpushing though; bulldozing
- ダメ押しダメおしmaking doubly sure
- ツボを押さえるツボをおさえるto grasp the important points; to hit the right points
Other readings
- 押入おしいれcloset
- 押入れおしいれcloset
- 押売おしうりhigh-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell
- 押売りおしうりhigh-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell
- ごり押しゴリおしpushing though; bulldozing
- だめ押しダメおしmaking doubly sure
- つぼを押さえるツボをおさえるto grasp the important points; to hit the right points
- ひ押坑道ひおしこうどうdrift (mining); driftway
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