# 押 — Push

Frequency rank 575 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 撃 (Attack), less common than 載 (Place On).

- On’yomi: おう
- Kun’yomi: お
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Fingers on the left press against armor on the right -- using your fingers to push against heavy armor.

In words:

- 押す おす — to push, to stamp something
- 押える おさえる — to stop,to restrain,to seize,to repress,to suppress,to press down
- 押し入れ おしいれ — closet

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