漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
押: push, stop
Also: check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
JLPT N38 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 甲 gives the sound
8 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
オウou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 押収するおうしゅうするseize, confiscate
- 押印するおういんするaffix one's seal
- 押捺するおうなつするseal, stamp, imprint
おすosu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 押すおすpush, press, stamp
おし-oshi- · kun'yomi
- 押し売りおしうりhigh-pressure salesmanship
- 押し問答おしもんどうdispute, heated Q&A
- 押し入れおしいれcloset
おさえるosaeru · kun'yomi
- 押さえるおさえるpress down, stop, seize
Also read おっ-, おさえる, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side押 push · 甲
vs抽 pluck · 由In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yā
Same form: 押 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 押 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 押 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yā most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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