押おさえる

おさえる osaeru

to stop
to restrain
to seize
to repress
to suppress
to press down

ichidan verbtransitive

Also written 押さえる

Chinese meanings

按住；控制；抓住

Chinese notes

押さえる可指按住、控制或抓住；同音的抑える常指压制。

Examples

私は彼が私の悪口を言っているところを押さえた。
I caught him speaking ill of me.
我当场抓住了他说我坏话。
Tatoeba #154471
安全に乗れるようボートを押さえてくれ。
Steady the boat so we can get on safely.
请按住船，让我安全上去。
Tatoeba #191319

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('adc42eab65'); // 押える

{
  "id": "adc42eab65",
  "word": "押える",
  "reading": "おさえる",
  "romaji": "osaeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to stop",
    "to restrain",
    "to seize",
    "to repress",
    "to suppress",
    "to press down"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1589080,
  "other_forms": [
    "押さえる"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私は彼が私の悪口を言っているところを押さえた。",
      "en": "I caught him speaking ill of me.",
      "tatoeba_id": 154471
    },
    {
      "ja": "安全に乗れるようボートを押さえてくれ。",
      "en": "Steady the boat so we can get on safely.",
      "tatoeba_id": 191319
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3dd6b782c74bacd3591d39bd3adb5c2e247e84d22cd507660e038590ab97fd71",
    "meanings": [
      "按住",
      "控制",
      "抓住"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私は彼が私の悪口を言っているところを押さえた。",
        "zh": "我当场抓住了他说我坏话。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "安全に乗れるようボートを押さえてくれ。",
        "zh": "请按住船，让我安全上去。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/adc42eab65",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1589080; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e1281de23a6ce8a384b09043934dfd32f25d38a61724fb57784dbf251e457347",
    "notes": "押さえる可指按住、控制或抓住；同音的抑える常指压制。"
  }
}