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おさえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to pin down; to hold down; to press down
also written as 圧さえる
2. 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)
3. to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
4. to grasp (a point); to comprehend
5. to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain
Alt. forms
押おさえる
85%
おさえる
9%
押おさえる
4%
Pitch accent
お
さえ
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お
さ
える
Top 10300
Conjugations...Used in: 1000
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to catch in the act (of)
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
to catch in the act (of)
to seize (secure) evidence
Examples (2 in total)
I held the door open.
His comment was concise and to the point.