This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: オウ、お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える
Romaji: ou, o.su, o.shi-, o.-, o.saeru, osa.eru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: おし、おす、おや
Romaji: oshi, osu, oya
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Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  789
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  gab
Chinese Reading:  ya2
Unicode:  62bc
JIS:  3221

Indexes

Halpern Index: 314
Nelson Index: 1885
New Nelson Index: 2128
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c5.5
Four Corner Index: 5605.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1033
Gakken Index: 587
Japanese Names Index: 587
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11929
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0161
Remembering the kanji Index: 1114
Kanji Flashcards Index: 563
Kodansha Compact Index: 868
Kanji in Context Index: 256
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 234
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 278
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1123
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1195
Essential Kanji Index: 1632
Kodansha Kanji Index: 371
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1355
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1175

Words

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; to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress; to push (events along); to advance (a plan); to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force; to make sure; to be pressed for time; to advance troops; to attack; (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface
後押し (あとおし)
pushing; backing; boosting; supporting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
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
押し切る (おしきる)
to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way; to press and cut
押収 (おうしゅう)
seizure; confiscation
押し (おし)
push; pressure; authority; audacity
押し付ける (おしつける)
to press; to push; to force
押し出す (おしだす)
to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
押し寄せる (おしよせる)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
押し上げる (おしあげる)
to boost; to force up; to push up
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