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押 — 8 strokes / Radical「扌」

道
4Junior high level / 8 strokes / Radical「扌」
On
オウおう · ō
Kun
お.す・お.し-・お.っ-・お.さえる・おさ.えるo.su · o.shi · o. · o.saeru · osa.eru
Meaning
push; press

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

扌 "hand" with 甲: to press down with the hand — to push, to hold down.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onオウおうō押収おうしゅう押印おういん押韻おういん
Kunおすosu押すおす押しおし

Compare: 推す

Kunおさえるosaeru押さえるおさえる押さえおさえ

Compare: 抑える

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 押収おうしゅう

    seizure; confiscation

  • 押すおす

    to push

More words with this kanji

  • 押捺おうなつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

赤(あか)いボタンを押(お)してください。

Please press the red button.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

押収押収to tak…払pay扱handle抗resist抜pull…拠footho…奥interi…王king夭to die…凹concav…央center
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)