noun

  1. push, pushing.
  2. weight, pressure.
  3. authority, forcefulness, boldness, audacity, persistence.

prefix

Before a verb.
  1. to forcibly ..., to strongly ....

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
押し おし
 
圧し おし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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