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There are 13 total results for your 押さえる search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

押さえる

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 osaeru
    おさえる
(transitive verb) (1) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; (2) to seize; to grasp; to arrest; (3) to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; (4) to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand

差押さえる

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 sashiosaeru
    さしおさえる
(transitive verb) to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods

取り押さえる

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 toriosaeru
    とりおさえる
(transitive verb) (1) to seize; to capture; to arrest; (2) to hold down; to subdue

差し押さえる

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 sashiosaeru
    さしおさえる
(transitive verb) to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods

現場を押さえる

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 genbaoosaeru
    げんばをおさえる
(exp,v1) to catch in the act (of)

証拠を押さえる

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 shoukooosaeru / shokooosaeru
    しょうこをおさえる
(exp,v1) to seize (secure) evidence

Variations:
押さえる(P)
押える

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 osaeru
    おさえる
(transitive verb) (1) (also written as 圧さえる) to pin down; to hold down; to press down; (transitive verb) (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); (transitive verb) (3) to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest; (transitive verb) (4) to grasp (a point); to comprehend; (transitive verb) (5) (See 抑える・おさえる・2) to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

Variations:
現場を押さえる
現場をおさえる

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 genbaoosaeru
    げんばをおさえる
(exp,v1) (See 現場・げんば・1) to catch in the act (of)

Variations:
押さえる(P)
押える
圧さえる(sK)

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 osaeru
    おさえる
(transitive verb) (1) (also written as 圧さえる) to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady; (transitive verb) (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); (transitive verb) (3) to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest; (transitive verb) (4) to grasp (a point); to comprehend; (transitive verb) (5) (See 抑える・おさえる・2) to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

Variations:
ツボを押さえる
つぼを押さえる
壺を押さえる

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 tsubooosaeru(tsuboo押saeru); tsubooosaeru(tsuboo押saeru, 壺o押saeru)
    ツボをおさえる(ツボを押さえる); つぼをおさえる(つぼを押さえる, 壺を押さえる)
(exp,v1) to grasp the important points; to hit the right points

Variations:
差し押さえる
差し押える
差押さえる
差押える

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 sashiosaeru
    さしおさえる
(transitive verb) to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods

Variations:
目頭を押さえる
目頭をおさえる(sK)
目頭を押える(sK)

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 megashiraoosaeru
    めがしらをおさえる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears

Variations:
取り押さえる
取り押える
取押える
取り抑える
取抑える

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 toriosaeru
    とりおさえる
(transitive verb) (1) to seize; to capture; to arrest; (transitive verb) (2) to hold down; to subdue
This page contains 13 results for "押さえる" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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