押 — push, stop, check

おす押 push

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+62BC Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #789 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1195 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

push
stop
check
subdue
attach
seize
weight
shove
press
seal
do in spite of

word

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

押(お) す osu to push 押(お) さえる osaeru to hold down 押(お) し oshi push 押(お) し付(つ) ける oshitsukeru to press against 押(お) しつける oshitsukeru to press against 押(お) し寄(よ) せる oshiyoseru to push forward 後(あと) 押(お) し atooshi support 押(お) し込(こ) む oshikomu to push in

おう ou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

押(おう) 収(しゅう) oushuu seizure

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Components

Composed of

扌 hand (left form)

こう甲 shell

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