Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

789 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

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

Kunyomi: お.す お.し- お.っ- お.さえる おさ.える

Onyomi: オウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

収する(おうしゅうする)   seize, confiscate

印する(おういんする)   affix one's seal

捺する(おうなつする)   seal, stamp, imprint

す(おす)   push, press, stamp

し売り(おしうり)   high-pressure salesmanship

し問答(おしもんどう)   dispute, heated Q&A

し入れ(おしいれ)   closet

さえる(おさえる)   press down, stop, seize

Onyomi Examples

オウシュウ seizure, confiscation

オウイン affixing a seal (to), putting one's seal (on)

カオウ written seal, stylized signature

Kunyomi Examples

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

おっす hi!, yo!, hey man!, hey dude!

さえる おさえる to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain

さえる おさえる to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain