I Love Kanji押える (osaeru)
押える (おさえる, osaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pin down; to hold down”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おさえる
- Romaji
- osaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady · ichidan verb, transitive · also written as 圧さえる
- 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) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest · ichidan verb, transitive
- to grasp (a point); to comprehend · ichidan verb, transitive
- to reserve (time, space, or availability); to hold; to block off (a schedule); to secure; to pin down (a date) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 押える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 押える | おさえる osaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 押えます | おさえます osaemasu |
| Negative | 押えない | おさえない osaenai |
| Polite negative | 押えません | おさえません osaemasen |
| Past | 押えた | おさえた osaeta |
| Polite past | 押えました | おさえました osaemashita |
| Negative past | 押えなかった | おさえなかった osaenakatta |
| Te-form | 押えて | おさえて osaete |
| Potential | 押えられる | おさえられる osaerareru |
| Passive | 押えられる | おさえられる osaerareru |
| Causative | 押えさせる | おさえさせる osaesaseru |
| Volitional | 押えよう | おさえよう osaeyou |
| Imperative | 押えろ | おさえろ osaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 押えれば | おさえれば osaereba |
Kanji in 押える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 押える.
押すおすto push押し入れおしいれcloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors)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 1589080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.