押し付ける (oshitsukeru) Japanese meaning: press against | Kotomora

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押し付ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	押おし付つける	押おし付つけない
Polite	押おし付つけます	押おし付つけません
Past polite	押おし付つけました	押おし付つけませんでした
Past	押おし付つけた	押おし付つけなかった
Te-form	押おし付つけて	押おし付つけないで
Desire	押おし付つけたい	押おし付つけたくない
Potential	押おし付つけられるalso 押おし付つけれる	押おし付つけられないalso 押おし付つけれない
Passive	押おし付つけられる	押おし付つけられない
Causative	押おし付つけさせる	押おし付つけさせない
Causative passive	押おし付つけさせられる	押おし付つけさせられない
Volitional	押おし付つけよう
Polite volitional	押おし付つけましょう
Imperative	押おし付つけろ	押おし付つけるな
Conditional	押おし付つければ	押おし付つけなければ
Tara conditional	押おし付つけたら	押おし付つけなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

press against; push against; force against

Physical action of pressing or pushing something firmly against a surface or object.

彼かれは壁かべに背せ中なかを押おし付つ

Kanji

押push, stop, check
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words· 6

押おすN5sense 1
押す is the general verb for pushing or pressing, while 押し付ける adds the sense of pressing firmly against a surface or forcing something onto someone.
強しいるN2sense 2
強いる is a more formal, abstract verb for compelling someone to do something, while 押し付ける is concrete and evokes physically dumping an unwanted thing on someone.
圧あっ迫ぱくN1sense 1
圧迫する describes exerting pressure or squeezing something, whereas 押し付ける specifically implies pushing one thing firmly against another.
強きょう要ようN1sense 2
強要する emphasizes coercive demand or threat, while 押し付ける focuses on foisting something unwanted without necessarily using threats.

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課かす sense 2
課す is a formal word for officially imposing a duty, tax, or task, while 押し付ける carries a negative nuance of unfairly dumping something unwanted on someone.
被かぶせるN2
押し付ける means to force something (like blame or work) onto someone, closely matching 被せる's figurative sense of shifting responsibility.

Don't confuse with

押おし込こむN2sense 1
押し込む means to force something into an enclosed space, whereas 押し付ける means to press something against a surface or force it onto a person.
決きめ付つけるN1
押し付ける means to force something (an object, opinion, duty) onto someone, while 決め付ける specifically means to force a one-sided conclusion or judgment.

Word family

押おし付つけ
imposition; compulsion; forcing
押おし付つけがましい
pushy; self-assertive; imposing

Built from

押おす+つける

Written forms

押おし付つけるUsage21%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
押おしつけるUsage71%
Common kana-mixed variant; often used when the physical pressing nuance is less emphasized.
おしつけるUsage7%
押おし付つけるUsage1%
search-only kanji form

Etymology

Compound of 押し (continuative form of 押す, 'push') + 付ける ('attach, apply'). The figurative sense developed naturally from the physical action of pressing something onto someone.

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