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    3. 押さえる

    押さえる

    押おさ​え​る​

    to pin down

    N1KMT5News #8+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    押える圧さえる

    おさえる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady
    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

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    これを押おさえてください。

    Please hold this down.

    KMT3Daily Life
    紙かみが飛とばないように手てで押おさえました。

    I held down the paper so it wouldn't fly away.

    KMT5Daily Life
    コンサートの良よい席せきを押おさえることができました。

    I was able to secure a good seat for the concert.

    KMT5Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    講こう義ぎの要よう点てんをしっかり押おさえることが重じゅう要ようです。

    It's important to grasp the key points of the lecture.

    KMT6Education
    彼かの女じょは咳せきを抑おさえるために口くちを手てで押おさえました。

    She covered her mouth to suppress a cough.

    KMT6Daily LifeMedicine & Health

    Characters that make up this word

    押
    お.す・お.し-・お.っ-・お.さえる・おさ.える…(4)
    push・stop・check・subdue・attach…(6)
    Kanji
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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