What is the Kanji for "Push" and "Press down"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Push" and "Press down", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Push" and "Press down" is "押".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "O".

Its onyomi reading is "Ou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The kanji "甲" means "Shell", "Armor", "The first", "Turtle shell", and "A" and can be read as "Ka", "Kou", and "Kan".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "押" mean in japanese?

"押" means "Push" and "Press down".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

押し入れ: "Cabinet". The Japanese noun '押し入れ (おしいれ)' refers to a type of built-in cabinet or storage compartment that is commonly found in traditional Japanese homes. It is typically a deep, narrow closet-like space that is often used to store futons, blankets, and other household items. The '押し入れ' is an important and functional feature of traditional Japanese architecture and interior design. For example: I stored the futon in the cabinet - (布団を押し入れに入れた). The cabinet in the room is very deep - (部屋の押し入れはとても奥深い).

押す: "Push". The Japanese verb '押す (おす)' means 'to push'. This verb is used to describe the action of applying force to something in order to move or manipulate it. It can be used with a wide variety of objects, such as buttons, doors, or other people. For example: I pushed the button - (ボタンを押した). Please push the door open - (ドアを押して開けてください).

押さえる: "Hold down" or "Repress". The Japanese verb '押さえる (おさえる)' means 'to hold down' or 'to repress'. This verb is used to describe the action of putting pressure on something or someone in order to keep them in a particular position or state. It can be used literally, such as holding down a person or object, or figuratively, such as repressing emotions or impulses. For example: He held down the book - (彼は本を押さえた). She repressed her anger - (彼女は怒りを押さえた).

押し付ける: "Force". The Japanese verb '押し付ける (おしつける)' means 'to force'. This verb implies imposing something upon someone against their will. It can be used to describe situations where someone or something is being forcefully imposed on another person or group. For example: He forced his opinion on me - (彼は彼の意見を私に押し付けた). The company forced the new policy on the employees - (その会社は新しい方針を従業員に押し付けた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "お" is read as "o". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.