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N4 · 8 strokes · — · Irodori #64 · Starter L15
押
attach, check, do in spite of, press, push, seal, seize, shove, stop, subdue, weight
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Readings
- On’yomi
- オウ
- Kun’yomi
- お・さえる、お・し-、お・す、お・っ-、おさ・える
Example words
押す／押
おす
to push
押
お・さえる
attach
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
Hand (扌) + a shell (甲) — pressing with the hand; to push.
Components
Remember "push, press" (押) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
押す (おす) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 押す (おす) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: お・さえる、お・し-、お・す、お・っ-、おさ・える — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: オウ — common in compound words (熟語).