押おし切きる

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押し切る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	押おし切きる	押おし切きらない
Polite	押おし切きります	押おし切きりません
Past polite	押おし切きりました	押おし切きりませんでした
Past	押おし切きった	押おし切きらなかった
Te-form	押おし切きって	押おし切きらないで
Desire	押おし切きりたい	押おし切きりたくない
Potential	押おし切きれる	押おし切きれない
Passive	押おし切きられる	押おし切きられない
Causative	押おし切きらせる	押おし切きらせない
Causative passive	押おし切きらせられるalso 押おし切きらされる	押おし切きらせられないalso 押おし切きらされない
Volitional	押おし切きろう
Polite volitional	押おし切きりましょう
Imperative	押おし切きれ	押おし切きるな
Conditional	押おし切きれば	押おし切きらなければ
Tara conditional	押おし切きったら	押おし切きらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

push through; overcome opposition; force one's way

Used when someone persists despite resistance, objections, or difficulties, and achieves their goal. Often implies determination or stubbornness.

反はん対たいを押おし切きって、彼かれは計けい画かくを実じっ行こうした。
He pushed through the opposition and carried out the plan.
彼かの女じょは疲つかれを押おし切きって仕し事ごとを続つづけた。
She forced herself to keep working despite her fatigue.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

press and cut; cut by pressing

Literal meaning: to cut something by applying pressure, as with a knife or blade. Less common than the figurative sense; often seen in instructions or descriptions of tools.

型かた紙がみに合あわせて、生き地じを押おし切きる。
Press and cut the fabric along the pattern.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の反はん対たいを押おし切きるto push through despite someone's objections
彼かれは両りょう親しんの反はん対たいを押おし切きって結けっ婚こんした。
He got married despite his parents' opposition.
反はん対たいを押おし切きって〈動どう詞し〉to do something in spite of opposition
反はん対たいを押おし切きって計けい画かくを進すすめた。
He went ahead with the plan despite the opposition.
〈人ひと〉の抵てい抗こうを押おし切きるto overcome someone's resistance
社しゃ長ちょうは社しゃ員いんの抵てい抗こうを押おし切きって改かい革かくを実じっ行こうした。
The president carried out the reform despite the employees' resistance.

Grammar

を押おして・を押おし切きってin spite of; overriding oppositionN1

Kanji

押push, stop, check
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Related words

押おし通とおす sense 1
押し通す stresses carrying a plan or opinion through to the end without yielding, while 押し切る emphasizes forcing past initial resistance or objections.
強きょう行こうN1sense 1
強行する is a more formal, often institutional term for forcing an action through despite difficulty, whereas 押し切る is used more broadly for personal decisions made against opposition.
ゴリ押おし
押し切る is a verb meaning to push through despite opposition, while ゴリ押し is a noun that adds a nuance of crude, grinding persistence.

Opposites

折おれるN4sense 1
折れる means to give in or yield to someone's wishes, the opposite of 押し切る's sense of forcing one's way despite opposition.

Word family

押おし切きり
straw cutter; short mane · pressing and cutting

Built from

押おす+切きる

Written forms

押おし切きるUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday use.
押おしきるUsage10%
Mixed kana spelling; used when the kanji 切 is considered difficult or for emphasis.
おしきるUsage4%
押おし切きるUsage2%
Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Compound of 押し (push) + 切る (cut). The figurative sense of 'overcoming opposition' likely developed from the image of cutting through obstacles by pushing forward.