Word · 単語
押さえる
Reading おさえる
to pin down
- 1 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady — 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 reserve (time, space, or availability), to hold, to block off (a schedule), to secure, to pin down (a date)
- 6 to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
N3
JLPT
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#1378
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
私は怒りをおさえられなかった。
I couldn't control my anger.
sense 3 · to get a hold of
戸を押さえてくれ。
Hold the door.
sense 1 · to pin down
彼がカンニングをしているところを押さえた。
I caught him cheating in the examination.
sense 4 · to grasp (a point)
私はドアを押さえてあけていた。
I held the door open.
sense 1 · to pin down
痛む傷口をおさえながら・・・。
Clutching my painful wound...
sense 1 · to pin down