| 1033 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 587 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1885 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 563 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 587 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 986 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1021 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 256 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 868 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 371 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 234 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1123 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11929 | Morohashi |
| 314 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2128 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1114 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1195 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1175 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
789 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 押収 【オウシュウ】 seizure, confiscation
- 押印 【オウイン】 affixing a seal (to), putting one's seal (on)
- 花押 【カオウ】 written seal, stylized signature
Kun reading compounds
- 押す 【おす】 to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule
- 押忍 【おっす】 hi!, yo!, hey man!, hey dude!, yessir!, understood!
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, 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), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, 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), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おし、 おす、 おや
- Korean:
- ab, gab
Spanish
- empujar
- presionar
- forzar
- contener
- reprimir
- suprimir
Portuguese
- empurrar
- parada
- checar
- subjugar
- anexar
- prender
- peso
- imprensa
- carimbo
- fazer apesar de
French
- appuyer
- pousser
- arrêter
- contrôler
- soumettre
- attacher
- saisir
- maintenir
- sceau
- presser
- faire en dépit de
| 1355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5605.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62bc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
| 904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27815 | Morohashi |
| 1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2396.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e2e | Unicode hex code |