Kanji List

押

• kun: お.す, お.し-, お.っ-, お.さえる, おさ.える
• on: オウ
• meaning: push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
• words:

  Word	Reading	Meaning
  押し	おし	push, pressure, authority, audacity
  押す	おす	to push, to press; to apply pressure from above, to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal
  押さえる	おさえる	to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb; to seize, to grasp, to arrest; to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress; to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand
  押し出し	おしだし	pushing something out, presence; appearance; run walked in (baseball); pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them (sumo)
  目白押し	めじろおし	jostling, milling about
  押し入る	おしいる	to push in
  押し入り	おしいり	breaking into, burglar
  押収	おうしゅう	seizure, confiscation
  押しつぶす	おしつぶす	to squash, to crush, to flatten
  後押し	あとおし	pushing, backing, boosting, supporting