おさえる

押 さえる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady
    also written as 圧さえる

    • このはしごをしっかり押さえてくれ。
      Hold this ladder steady.

  2. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    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. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest

    • 警察はその強盗の首を押さえた。
      The police seized the robber by the neck.

  4. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to grasp (a point), to comprehend

    • 私は彼が私の悪口を言っているところを押さえた。
      I caught him speaking ill of me.

  5. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain