The act or effect of pushing something physically. Often appears in compounds or phrases such as 一押し, meaning one more push.
The door opened with one more push.
forcefulness; boldness; persistence; authority
Used for the force of a person's manner or argument. 押しが強い can mean assertive or pushy, depending on context.
She is forceful and good at negotiations.
Sales work requires a certain amount of persistence too.
forcibly; strongly; persistently
Only when written 押し
Prefix-like 押し before verbs, adding the idea of pushing through, forcing, or doing something strongly. It is found in compounds such as 押し切る and 押し通す rather than used freely before any verb.
He pushed ahead with the plan despite opposition.
She stuck firmly to her opinion to the end.
push in Go; pushing move
Only with reading オシ
Go term, usually written オシ, for extending one's stones forward by pushing against the opponent's stones.
White simply extended in response to Black's push.
In this shape, a hane is more severe than a push.
The boss pressured his subordinate to hurry the work along.
He's someone whose influence carries real weight in the industry.
press against; push against; force against · foist on; impose; force upon
pushing through; bulldozing; forcing one's way
uninvited; unexpected; without notice
upheaval; uplift; upthrust
oshitaoshi; frontal push-down
surge forward; advance on; flood in
push out; crowd out; squeeze out · set out en masse; start together · highlight; draw attention to; emphasize
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; hard sell · forcing something on someone; imposing
push into; stuff into; cram into; crowd into · break into; burgle; force one's way in
push forward; forge ahead; advance
push up; boost; force up
forcing in; pushing in; stuffing · burglary; burglar · closet
pushing by hand; hand-operated
straw cutter; short mane · pressing and cutting
jostling; crowding; being packed together · packed with; full of; chock-full of
foil stamping; hot stamping · gold tooling; gilt tooling
making doubly sure; extra confirmation · insurance run; extra points for good measure
forced entry; breaking in; burglar or intruder
push through; overcome opposition; force one's way · press and cut; cut by pressing
push through; carry through; persist in
barge in; gatecrash; show up uninvited · flock to; crowd into; converge on
crush; squash; flatten · quash; suppress; crush (opposition)
push down and hold; pin down; knock down
pressed flower
arguing back and forth; verbal tug-of-war
push back; force back; repel · refuse and return; give back (forcefully)
jostling; crowding; pushing and shoving