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押す

o-su

A schedule that runs late is being pushed

The picture You send force from your side toward the other side. It can press something flat, or shove it along.

Core verbs

Where the picture shows up in 押す

  1. Pressing it in

    このボタンを押してください。

    kono botan o oshite kudasai

    Please press this button.

  2. Pressing a mark onto it

    ここにはんこを押します

    koko ni hanko o oshi-masu

    You stamp your seal here.

  3. Shoving a person along

    後ろから押さないでください。

    ushiro kara osanaide kudasai

    Please do not push from behind.

  4. Time getting shoved back

    電車が遅れて予定が押しています。

    densha ga okurete yotei ga oshite imasu

    The train was late, so the schedule is running behind.

    The earlier item is literally shoving the later ones back.

  5. Pushing someone's back forward

    困っている人の背中を押しました

    komatte iru hito no senaka o oshi-mashita

    I gave a struggling colleague a push.

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