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押

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 575 / 2,608

Push

On’yomi
おう
Kun’yomi
お
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

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

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

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 somethingN5
押える おさえる to stop,to restrain,to seize,to repress,to suppress,to press downN2
押し入れ おしいれ closetN4

押 is rank 575 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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