押さえる

• 読み: おさえる
• ローマ字: osaeru
• 漢字の分解: 押 (o/atsu) — push, press
• 発音: /o.sa.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To hold down; to restrain; to press. Applying pressure to keep something in place or under control.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb conjugated by dropping る. Has multiple nuanced meanings: physically pressing down (ボタンを押さえる), restraining someone (犯人を押さえる), securing/reserving (席を押さえる), and keeping in check (感情を押さえる). Also written as 抑える when emphasizing suppression rather than physical pressing.

例文

1. 風で飛びそうな帽子を手で押さえた。
2. 大事なポイントを押さえておきましょう。
3. 怒りを押さえるのが大変だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, study, self-control

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound verb from 押す (osu, to push/press) and える, forming a sustained action. The kanji 押 depicts a hand (手) pressing down on a shell or nail (甲), keeping it firmly in place.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal