| 押 | meaning | 'push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of' |
| onyomi | オウ | |
| kunyomi | お.す, お.し-, お.っ-, お.さえる, おさ.える |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 押し入れ | おしいれ | closet |
| 後押し | あとおし | pushing, backing, boosting, supporting |
| 押し | おし | push, pressure, authority, audacity |
| 押しつぶす | おしつぶす | to squash, to crush, to flatten |
| 押し入り | おしいり | breaking into, burglar |
| 押し入る | おしいる | to push in |
| 押収 | おうしゅう | seizure, confiscation |
| 押捺 | おうなつ | sealing (document) |
| 押韻 | おういん | rhyming |
| 指紋押捺 | しもんおうなつ | fingerprinting |
| 目白押し | めじろおし | jostling, milling about |
| 駄目押し | ダメおし, だめおし | making doubly sure; insurance runs (baseball) |
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