8 strokes

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

Kunお.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える
Onオウ

Radicals

Common words

  • 押さえるおさえる
    to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
  • 押すおす
    to push, to press, to apply pressure from above, to press down, to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal, to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel, to influence, to overwhelm, to overpower, to repress, to push (events along), to advance (a plan), to do in spite of ..., to do even though ..., to force, to make sure, to be pressed for time, to advance troops, to attack, (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface
  • 押収おうしゅう
    seizure, confiscation
  • 後押しあとおし
    pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
  • 押し付けるおしつける
    to press against, to push against, to force against, to foist on (task, responsibility), to impose (one's will)
  • 押し問答おしもんどう
    arguing back and forth, bandying words, verbal tug-of-war
  • 押し売りおしうり
    high-pressure selling, aggressive peddling, the hard sell, high-pressure salesman, forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)