押 push

(handleft) + 甲 (turtle shell)

Onyomi

OU

Mnemonic

Mario's hand pushes down on the turtle shell and the Koopa says OH SHIT and bails right out of there.

Kunyomi

お*す	push ★★★★★
お＊さえる	physically hold down or restrain ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

押入れ(おしいれ)

closet ★★★☆☆ 押 (push) + 入 (put/go in) = 押入れ (closet )

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
伸	stretch	PERSON / GOD	申
押	push	HANDS	手

A PERSON stretches up to try to touch god,

but you push with your HANDS.

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
抽	abstract	line goes ABOVE	由
押	push	line goes DOWN	甲

Abstractions such as love, beauty, and God are ABOVE the material world of objects.
Mario gets a koopa by pushing the TURTLE SHELL DOWN.

Synonyms

restrain 抑える    押さえる