押
お.す
osu
JLPT N38 strokesKanjiLevel 43 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
押 is the kanji for "Push". A common reading is お.す (osu). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Push
Also : Stop · Seal · Check · Seize · Shove
Readings
kunお.す/ osukunお.し/ oshikunお.っ/ okunお.さえる/ osaerukunおさ.える/ osaeruonおう/ ou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 押 represents 'PUSH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of push.
Reading ·
On-reading: おう — remember this sound by associating it with push. Kun-reading: お.す.
Example Sentences
エレベーターのボタンを押しました。
えれべーたーのぼたんをおしました。
I pressed the elevator button.
印鑑を押して書類を提出しました。
いんかんをおしてしょるいをていしゅつしました。
I stamped and submitted the document.
Vocabulary using 押
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