N2344/1725

押おさえる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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おさえる

Meanings

to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady
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)
to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
to grasp (a point), to comprehend
to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain

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Example sentences

彼かれは逃にげようとする犯人はんにんを床ゆかに押おさえた。

He pinned the fleeing suspect down to the floor.

頭痛ずつうがひどくて、ずっと頭あたまを押おさえていた。

My headache was so bad that I kept pressing my head the whole time.

要点ようてんを押おさえれば、試験しけんに合格ごうかくできるはずだ。

If you grasp the key points, you should be able to pass the exam.

風かぜで飛とびそうな書類しょるいを手てで押おさえておいてください。

Please hold down the documents with your hand so they don't blow away in the wind.

政府せいふは増大ぞうだいする医療費いりょうひを押おさえるための対策たいさくを講こうじた。

The government implemented measures to contain the rising medical costs.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)