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押

押: push

push; press down
8 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 52 words here

Readings

On
オウ
Kun
おす・おし・おっ・おさえる・おさえる

押す(おす) "push", 押さえる(おさえる) "hold down"; 押し入れ(おしいれ) "closet". おう in 押収(おうしゅう) "seizure".

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Key words

押すおすto push; to press
押さえるおさえるto hold down
押し入れおしいれcloset (for futons)
押収おうしゅうseizure (of evidence)

Example sentences

In the elevator, I pressed the button for the fifth floor.

I held the paper down with my hand so the wind wouldn't blow it away.

In the morning, I put the futon away in the closet.

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