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JLPT N5 · Verb

押す (osu)

押す (おす, osu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to push; to thrust”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おす
Romaji
osu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to push; to thrust; to shove · godan verb, transitive
  2. to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on · godan verb, transitive · also written as 圧す
  3. to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal) · godan verb, transitive · also written as 捺す
  4. to affix (e.g. gold leaf) · godan verb, transitive
  5. to push (someone for something); to press; to put pressure on (someone) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

シャッターを押してくれますか。
Could you press this button?
Tatoeba #215785
その箱には製造者の証印が押してある。
The box bears the stamp of the manufacturer.
Tatoeba #207225

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 押す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary押すおす osu
Polite (~masu)押しますおします oshimasu
Negative押さないおさない osanai
Polite negative押しませんおしません oshimasen
Past押したおした oshita
Polite past押しましたおしました oshimashita
Negative past押さなかったおさなかった osanakatta
Te-form押しておして oshite
Potential押せるおせる oseru
Passive押されるおされる osareru
Causative押させるおさせる osaseru
Volitional押そうおそう osou
Imperative押せおせ ose
Conditional (~ba)押せばおせば oseba

Kanji in 押す

押
push, stop, checkオウ・お.す・お.し- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 押す.

押し入れおしいれcloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors)押えるおさえるto pin down押さえるおさえるto pin down押し切るおしきるto overcome (opposition)押し込むおしこむto push into押し寄せるおしよせるto advance on

Source: JMdict entry 1180470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.