Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to push; to press
2. to apply pressure from above; to press down
3. to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
4. to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
5. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence
6. to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
7. to push (events along); to advance (a plan)
8. to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force
9. to make sure
10. to be pressed for time
11. to advance troops; to attack
12. (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to make sure; to make doubly sure
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to decline (stock market)
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
to give the stamp of approval
to affix a seal
to affix one's seal
to brand (cattle, etc.)
Examples (32 in total)
Press Enter.
Does it hurt when I press here?
The door pushed open.