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押 お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of 3 789 8 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic Push the roots down, instead of plucking the seedling. 1195

Accepted Answer

オウ おし, おす, おや 押す(おす): (1) to push; to press (2) to apply pressure from above; to press down (3) to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal (4) to affix (e.g. gold leaf) (5) to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence (6) to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress (7) to push (events along); to advance (a plan) (8) to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force (9) to make sure (10) to be pressed for time (11) to advance troops; to attack (12) (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface押し入れ(おしいれ): closet押し切る(おしきる): (1) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way (2) to press and cut押し込む(おしこむ): (1) to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into (2) to break in; to burglarize押し寄せる(おしよせる): to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside S 手: hand甲: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace 手 4 (none) push Use your fingers to make sure the roots of your plant are deep underground by pushing them down, down, down.

Kanji	押
Onyomi	オウ
Kunyomi	お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える
Nanori	おし, おす, おや
English	push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Examples	押す(おす): (1) to push; to press (2) to apply pressure from above; to press down (3) to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal (4) to affix (e.g. gold leaf) (5) to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence (6) to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress (7) to push (events along); to advance (a plan) (8) to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force (9) to make sure (10) to be pressed for time (11) to advance troops; to attack (12) (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface 押し入れ(おしいれ): closet 押し切る(おしきる): (1) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way (2) to press and cut 押し込む(おしこむ): (1) to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into (2) to break in; to burglarize 押し寄せる(おしよせる): to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	789
Components	手: hand 甲: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	push
Koohii Story 1	Push the roots down, instead of plucking the seedling.
Koohii Story 2	Use your fingers to make sure the roots of your plant are deep underground by pushing them down, down, down.
RTK Index (new)	1195

Push Press Advance Spite Apply Overwhelm Make Roots