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押しボタン (おしボタン) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

押おしボタン

also: おしぼたん

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Meanings

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noun

push button; push-button

A button that is pressed to operate something, such as a doorbell, elevator, or machine control.

エレベーターの押おしボタンを押おしてください。
Please press the elevator's push button.
この機き械かいは押おしボタン一ひとつで動うごきます。
This machine operates with a single push of a button.

Written forms

押おしボタン
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling; the most common written form.
押おしボタン
Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.
押おし釦ぼたん
Uses the rare kanji 釦 for 'button'; reading is おしぼたん.
押おし釦ぼたん
Rare variant without okurigana and with 釦; reading is おしぼたん.
おしぼたん

Kanji

押push, stop, check

釦button

Similar words

ボタン
General word for 'button', including clothing buttons and on-screen buttons. 押しボタン specifically refers to a physical button that is pressed.
スイッチ
Refers to a switch, often a toggle or rocker, while 押しボタン is a button that is pushed.

Etymology

Compound of 押し (pushing, from verb 押す 'to push') and ボタン (button, from English 'button').