Kanji: 押

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 4 (covered during 7th through 9th grades)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	手(扌龵) Radical name: て（てへん）
Meaning:	Push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	押(お)す	to push, to stamp something
N4	押(お)し入(い)れ	closet
N2	押(おさ)える	to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down
N1	押(お)さえる	to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down
N1	押(お)し込(こ)む	to push into, to crowd into
N1	押(お)し寄(よ)せる	to push aside, to advance on