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押 = 扌 + 甲

押 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “push”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 甲 (armor). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1195.

Keyword
push
RTK frame
1195
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.す, お.し-, お.っ-, お.さえる, おさ.える
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
толкать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
押 mortgage

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 甲 armor

Alternative decomposition

  1. ｜ pipe
  2. 日 day
  3. 扌 finger
  4. 田 rice field

How to find 押 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “armor”. 押 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 押 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.