押
- On
- おう
- Kun
- お.す;お.し-;お.っ-;お.さえる;おさ.える
- Stroke count
- 8
・push
・stop
・check
・subdue
・attach
・seize
・weight
・shove
・press
・seal
・do in spite of
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “押える”
押える
おさえる
to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
Example sentence
Hold this ladder steady.
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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)
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to get a hold of;to obtain;to seize;to catch;to arrest
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to grasp (a point);to comprehend
押える
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to quell;to subdue;to suppress;to repress;to hold back;to check;to curb;to contain