押さえる

おさえる

osaeru

さえる

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さえる

osaeru

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JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
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Transitive verb
  1. to pin down; to hold down; to press down

  2. 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)

  3. to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest

  4. to grasp (a point); to comprehend

  5. to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

What does 押さえる mean in English?

  1. to pin down; to hold down; to press down(v1, vt)
  2. 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)(v1, vt)
  3. to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest(v1, vt)
  4. to grasp (a point); to comprehend(v1, vt)
  5. to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain(v1, vt)

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押さえる (osaeru)