# 押 — push

押 means “push”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: オウ (ou). Kun'yomi: お(す) (osu). You'll see it in words such as 押す (osu, “to push; to thrust”).

- Meaning: push
- On'yomi: オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi: お(す) (osu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 押

Parts: 扌 hand · 甲 armour

## Words with 押

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 押す | おす (osu) | to push; to thrust |
| 押さえる | おさえる (osaeru) | to pin down; to hold down |
| 押し | おし (oshi) | push; pushing |

## Don't confuse it with

[抽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw-out/) · [捜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/search-for/) · [由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[破](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tear/) · [除](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remove/) · [捕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/catch/) · [採](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pick/) · [抜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pull-out/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/) · [押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [抱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hug/)

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