押さえる、押える、圧さえる
おさえる
osaeru
JMdict entry #1589080
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb 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)
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to grasp (a point); to comprehend
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to reserve (time, space, or availability); to hold; to block off (a schedule); to secure; to pin down (a date)
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb
to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain
see: 抑える・おさえる・2
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は侮辱されたがどうにか怒りをおさえた。
kare ha bujoku sa re ta ga dou ni ka ikari wo osae ta 。
In spite of being insulted, he managed to keep his temper.
彼は心を鬼にして同情心を押さえた。
kare ha kokoro wo oni ni shi te doujou shin wo osae ta 。
He steeled himself against compassion.
彼はそれ以上怒りを押さえられなかった。
kare ha sore ijou ikari wo osae rare nakaxtsu ta 。
He couldn't keep his temper any longer.
彼の評論は簡潔で要点を押さえたものだった。
kare no hyouron ha kanketsu de youten wo osae ta mono daxtsu ta 。
His comment was concise and to the point.
彼の小論文は簡潔で要点をきちんと押さえていた。
kare no shou ronbun ha kanketsu de youten wo kichinto osae te i ta 。
His essay was concise and to the point.
彼がカンニングをしているところを押さえた。
kare ga kan'ningu wo shi te iru tokoro wo osae ta 。
I caught him cheating in the examination.