押 Kanji for push

N3–N2Grade 88 strokes

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

Kun: お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える
On: オウ

押 is the Japanese kanji for push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is お.す、お.し-、お.っ- and its on reading is オウ.

Stroke order

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Words with 押

押おすto push, to thrust, to shove
押おさえるto pin down, to hold down, to press down
押おしpush, pushing
押おう収しゅうseizure, confiscation
押おし出だしpushing something out, extrusion
押おし入いるto push in, to force into, to break in (e.g. into a house)

Practice 押 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.