# 推 — infer; push forward

推 means “infer; push forward”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: スイ (sui). Kun'yomi: お(す) (osu). You'll see it in words such as 推す (osu, “to recommend; to endorse”).

- Meaning: infer; push forward
- On'yomi: スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi: お(す) (osu)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 1

## How to remember 推

Parts: 扌 hand · 隹 bird

## Words with 推

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 推す | おす (osu) | to recommend; to endorse |

## Don't confuse it with

[携](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carry-along/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 1” set

[策](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scheme/) · [企](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/undertake/) · [視](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-at/) · [推](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/infer/) · [徴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sign/) · [秘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/secret/) · [慮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/prudence/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/infer/. Last updated 2026-11-01.