# 押 push

(handleft) + 甲 (turtle shell)
★★★★★
8 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

OU |

## Mnemonic

| Mario's hand pushes down on the turtle shell and the Koopa says OH SHIT and bails right out of there.

## Kunyomi

お*す | push ★★★★★
お＊さえる | physically hold down or restrain ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

押入れ(おしいれ) | closet ★★★☆☆ 押 (push) + 入 (put/go in) = 押入れ (closet )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
伸 | stretch | PERSON / GOD | 申
押 | push | HANDS | 手

A PERSON stretches up to try to touch god,

but you push with your HANDS.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
抽 | abstract | line goes ABOVE | 由
押 | push | line goes DOWN | 甲

Abstractions such as love, beauty, and God are ABOVE the material world of objects.
Mario gets a koopa by pushing the TURTLE SHELL DOWN.

## Synonyms

restrain 抑える 押さえる