押し通す

• 読み: おしとおす
• ローマ字: oshitoosu
• 漢字の分解: 押 (ō/o) — push, press; 通 (tsū/too) — pass through, carry out
• 発音: /o.ɕi.to.o.sɯ/

意味

To force through; to push through; to persist with one's course despite opposition. Conveys determination and stubbornness in maintaining a position or completing a goal.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 押す (osu, to push) and 通す (toosu, to pass through/carry through to the end). The compound captures the image of pushing something all the way through an obstruction — not stopping partway. In practice it describes people who insist on their own plan despite objections, maintain a lie consistently, or force a policy through resistance. Depending on context, it can be admirable (perseverance) or negative (stubbornness).

例文

1. 反対意見を無視して自分の案を押し通す姿勢に批判が集まった。
2. 困難にあっても信念を押し通した結果、ついに成功を手にした。
3. 無理だと言われても最後まで主張を押し通し、計画を実現させた。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, business, negotiation, perseverance

トーン: forceful

起源と歴史

Compound of 押す (osu, to push, from Old Japanese) and 通す (toosu, to pass through, carry to completion). The 通す component adds the sense of going all the way to the end, making 押し通す stronger than simply 押す — it implies refusing to be stopped.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal