漢字城 Kanji Fortress

押 push

Also: press

On'yomi
オウ
Kun'yomi
お-す、お-さえる
Strokes
8
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Secondary school

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): お-す.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
押 is written in 8 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A hand (扌) presses down on a helmet (甲) to push it firmly onto your head.

A common word

  • 押す おす to push

Example sentences

  • あかいぼたんをおしてください。

    Please press the red button.

  • おもいどあをおしてはいった。

    I pushed the heavy door and went in.

Kanji that share a part

扌 is its radical. 90 kanji share it in all.

  • 払 pay
  • 持 hold
  • 才 genius N3
  • 打 strike N3
  • 技 skill N3
  • 投 throw N3
  • 折 fold N3
  • 抜 slip out N3

甲 is a component.

  • 単 simple N3
  • 岬 cape N1