JLPT N4 · Noun

押し入れ (oshiire)

押し入れ (おしいれ, oshiire) is a Japanese noun meaning “closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おしいれ
Romaji: oshiire
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe · noun

Example sentences

強盗はその子供を押し入れに閉じ込めた。

The burglar shut the child in the closet.

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

Kanji in 押し入れ

押

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

入

enter, insertニュウ・ジュ・い.る・-い.る · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 押し入れ.

押すおすto push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入口いりぐちentrance入るはいるto enter入れるいれるto put in入学にゅうがくadmission (to a school or university)輸入ゆにゅうimport入院にゅういんhospitalization収入しゅうにゅうincome記入きにゅうentry (in a form, register, diary, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1589110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.