Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to recommend, to endorse (e.g. a candidate), to nominate, to support, to back.
  2. to infer (from), to deduce, to gather, to conjecture, to surmise.
  3. to think (something) through, to ponder deeply.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
推す おす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

conjecture, infer, guess
スイ お.す (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)