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ๆŠผ
ๆŠผ
8 strokes
Frequency: 789
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

push
stop
check
subdue
attach
seize
weight
shove
press
seal
do in spite of

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ชใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠ.ใ™
ใŠ.ใ—-
ใŠ.ใฃ-
ใŠ.ใ•ใˆใ‚‹
ใŠใ•.ใˆใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠใ—
ใŠใ™
ใŠใ‚„

Common Words

ใŠใ™
Godan verb
Freq #959
1

Transitive verb

to push; to thrust; to shove

Examples
ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒƒใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Could you press this button?
2

Transitive verb; Also written as ๅœงใ™

to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on

3

Transitive verb; Also written as ๆบใ™

to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal)

Examples
ใใฎ็ฎฑใซใฏ่ฃฝ้€ ่€…ใฎ่จผๅฐใŒๆŠผใ—ใฆใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The box bears the stamp of the manufacturer.
4

Transitive verb

to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

5

Transitive verb

to push (someone for something); to press; to put pressure on (someone)

6

Transitive verb; Usu. in the passive; also written as ๅœงใ™

to overwhelm; to overpower; to put (someone) under pressure; to be superior to

7

Intransitive verb

to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.); to proceed; to stick to

8

Transitive verb; As ...ใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ใฆ...

to do ... in spite of ...; to defy; to brave; to push aside

9

Transitive verb

to make sure

10

Intransitive verb

to fall behind schedule

11

Intransitive verb; Go (game)

to push; to extend one's stones forward by pushing against opponentโ€™s stones

ๆŠผใˆใ‚‹
ใŠใ•ใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1590
1

Also written as ๅœงใ•ใˆใ‚‹

to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

Examples
ใ“ใฎใฏใ—ใ”ใ‚’ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚ŠๆŠผใ•ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใ€‚
Hold this ladder steady.
2

to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)

3

to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest

Examples
่ญฆๅฏŸใฏใใฎๅผท็›—ใฎ้ฆ–ใ‚’ๆŠผใ•ใˆใŸใ€‚
The police seized the robber by the neck.
4

to grasp (a point); to comprehend

Examples
็งใฏๅฝผใŒ็งใฎๆ‚ชๅฃใ‚’่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚’ๆŠผใ•ใˆใŸใ€‚
I caught him speaking ill of me.
5

to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

ๆŠผใ—ใคใ‘ใ‚‹
ใŠใ—ใคใ‘ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #3300
1

to press against; to push against; to force against

Examples
ๅ…ˆๆœˆใฎๆ—ฅ็›ดๅฝ“็•ชๅ…จ้ƒจ็งใซๆŠผใ—ไป˜ใ‘ใŸๅฝขใงใ‚จใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒ—ใ—ใŸ้‡Ž้ƒŽใ ใ€‚
He's the pest that, on last month's class-help day, escaped leaving me with all the work.
2

to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

ๆŠผใ—ใ“ใ‚€
ใŠใ—ใ“ใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3975
1

Intransitive verb

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into

Examples
ใƒ”ใ‚นใƒˆใƒซใ‚’ๆŒใฃใŸ็”ทใŒๅฝผใ‚’ใ›ใใŸใฆใฆ่ปŠใซๆŠผใ—่พผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
A man with a gun urged him into the car.
2

to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

ใŠใ—ใ‚ˆใ›ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4272
1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside

Examples
ใƒ€ใƒ ใŒๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใฆๆตๅŸŸใซๅคงๆฐดใŒๆŠผใ—ๅฏ„ใ›ใŸใ€‚
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
ๆŠผๅ€’ใ™
ๆŠผใ—ใŸใŠใ™
ใŠใ—ใŸใŠใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6021
1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่ปŠใซๆŠผใ—ๅ€’ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He was knocked over by the car.
ๆŠ‘ใˆใคใ‘ใ‚‹
ๆŠผใˆใคใ‘ใ‚‹
ๆŠผใ•ใˆไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹
ๆŠผใˆไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹
ๆŠ‘ใˆไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใŠใ•ใˆใคใ‘ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6025
1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down

Examples
ไป–ไบบใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใ‚’ๆŠผใ•ใˆใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใฆใ‚‚ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็™บ่จ€ใŒใฉใ‚“ใช็ตๆžœใซ็ตใณใคใใ‹ใ‚’ๆƒณๅƒใงใใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
Even if the opinions of others can be suppressed, I cannot imagine to what results my speech may lead.
2

to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

ใŠใ—ใ“ใ‚ใ™
ๅœงใ—ๆฎบใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6332
1

to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death

2

to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice); to hold (one's breath)

ๆŠผใ—ใ‚ใฆใ‚‹
ใŠใ—ใ‚ใฆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6521
1

to push (something) against

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฃใซ่€ณใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ใ‚ใฆใŸใ€‚
He pressed his ear against the wall.
ๆŠผๅ‡บใ™
ใŠใ—ใ ใ™
Godan verb
Freq #6545
1

Transitive verb

to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out

Examples
็งใฏๆŠผใ—ๅ‡บใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
I was crowded out.
2

Intransitive verb

to start together; to set out en masse

3

Transitive verb

to highlight; to draw attention to

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