I Love Kanji押さえる (osaeru)
押さえる (おさえる, osaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pin down; to hold down”. It appears in JLPT N2 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 N2 (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 押さえる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 押さえる | おさえる osaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 押さえます | おさえます osaemasu |
| Negative | 押さえない | おさえない osaenai |
| Polite negative | 押さえません | おさえません osaemasen |
| Past | 押さえた | おさえた osaeta |
| Polite past | 押さえました | おさえました osaemashita |
| Negative past | 押さえなかった | おさえなかった osaenakatta |
| Te-form | 押さえて | おさえて osaete |
| Potential | 押さえられる | おさえられる osaerareru |
| Passive | 押さえられる | おさえられる osaerareru |
| Causative | 押さえさせる | おさえさせる osaesaseru |
| Volitional | 押さえよう | おさえよう osaeyou |
| Imperative | 押さえろ | おさえろ osaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 押さえれば | おさえれば osaereba |
Kanji in 押さえる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 押さえる.
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.