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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N3

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

8 strokes · frequency rank #789

On
オウ
Kun
お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える

Stroke order

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  8. 8

Common words

  1. おしpush; pushing1
    • You don't have enough push.

    • All you have to do is press the button.

    • He is influential.

  2. おすto push; to thrust; to shove2
    • Could you press this button?

    • The box bears the stamp of the manufacturer.

    • Time presses.

  3. おさえるto pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place3
    • The police seized the robber by the neck.

    • Hold this ladder steady.

    • I caught him speaking ill of me.

  4. おしいれcloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe4
  5. おうしゅうseizure; confiscation5
    • The police searched the house and seized 2 kilograms of heroin.

    • The police seized a large quantity of drugs at the school.

  6. あとおしpushing; support; backing; supporter6
    • With his support, she might have been elected mayor.

    • I'll stand behind you if you are going to do it.

  7. おしいれcloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe7
  8. おしいりbreaking into; burglar8
  9. おしいるto push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude9
    • Burglars broke into his house.

    • He broke into a house.

    • He forced his way into the room.

  10. おしいれcloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe10
    • The burglar shut the child in the closet.

    • I was afraid of being put into a closet.

    • He once lied and told her a rare creature lived in her closet.

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