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JLPT N3 8 strokes Frequency: #789

Meanings

Push, Stop, Check, Subdue, Attach, Seize, Weight, Shove, Press, Seal, Do In Spite Of

Radicals

ζ‰Œ

Decomposition

βΏ°ζ‰Œη”²

Etymology

Pictophonetic: hand

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
3 rising bottom-left-to-top-right
4 vertical right-to-left
5 corner right-to-left
6 horizontal bottom-to-top
7 horizontal bottom-to-top
8 vertical right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚ͺウ ou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γŠγ• osa
お o

Words Using This Kanji

200 words total
Other (20 words)
ζŠΌγ—γ‹γ‘ γŠγ—γ‹γ‘

uninvited (visitor)

ζŠΌγ£δ»˜γ‘ γŠγ£γ€γ‘

technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt

ζŠΌγ™γͺζŠΌγ™γͺ γŠγ™γͺγŠγ™γͺ

crowded (e.g. with people)

ζŠΌγ™γͺζŠΌγ™γͺ γŠγ™γͺγŠγ™γͺ

crowded (e.g. with people)

ζŠΌγ£ε–γ‚Šεˆ€ γŠγ£γ¨γ‚ŠγŒγŸγͺ

making great haste, having been caught off guard

ζŠΌγ›ζŠΌγ›γƒ γƒΌγƒ‰ γŠγ›γŠγ›γƒ γƒΌγƒ‰

on the attack

ζŠΌγ›ζŠΌγ›γƒ γƒΌγƒ‰ γŠγ›γŠγ›γƒ γƒΌγƒ‰

on the attack

ζŠΌγ›ζŠΌγ› γŠγ›γŠγ›

putting on the pressure

ζŠΌγ›ζŠΌγ› γŠγ›γŠγ›

putting on the pressure

ζŠΌγ—ε›žγ™ γŠγ—γΎγ‚γ™

to turn something (forcefully)

ζŠΌγ—ε›žγ— γŠγ—γΎγ‚γ—

depressing something and turning it while still depressed (i.e. gas stopper, spark plug)

ζŠΌγ•γˆζ£’ γŠγ•γˆγΌγ†

metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade

ζŠΌγ•γˆζΊ γŠγ•γˆγΏγž

groove in the body of wooden plane which holds the blade

εˆ€γ§ζŠΌγ—γŸγ‚ˆγ† γ―γ‚“γ§γŠγ—γŸγ‚ˆγ†

stereotyped

ε€§ηŽ‰ζŠΌι‡‘δΊ€ε­ γŠγŠγŸγΎγŠγ—γ“γŒγ­

scarab beetle

ηŽ‰ζŠΌι‡‘δΊ€ε­ γŸγΎγŠγ—γ“γŒγ­

dung beetle

ι•·ζŠΌγ— γͺγŒγŠγ—

long press (of a button)

ζŠΌγ—γƒ”γƒ³ γŠγ—γƒ”γƒ³

drawing pin

γ‚΄γƒͺζŠΌγ— γ”γ‚ŠγŠγ—

pushing through

ζŠΌγ•γˆγ­γ˜ γŠγ•γˆγ­γ˜

locking screw