Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
押さえる おさえる
 
 
押える おさえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

push, stop, check
お.す オウ おさ.える (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと コウ カン (8th, N1)