Jiten beta

押(お)さえる
Rank #2,120

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    1. to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold 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
  • 4. to grasp (a point); to comprehend
  • 5. to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

Readings

押さえる
(85%)
おさえる
(12%)
押える
(1%)
圧さえる
(0%)
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