Word details
押さえる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 押さえる.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Also written as 圧さえる
to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
Examples
このはしごをしっかり押さえてくれ。
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
警察はその強盗の首を押さえた。
The police seized the robber by the neck.
4
to grasp (a point); to comprehend
Examples
私は彼が私の悪口を言っているところを押さえた。
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
押
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
8 strokesFrequency 789JLPT N2Grade 8
On
オウ
Kun
お.すお.し-お.っ-お.さえるおさ.える
Nanori
おしおすおや
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