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5 words matching 'おす' found
おす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : おす   
male (animal)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 112,092 which gives a rank of 3,578
雄 is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 123,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1684 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3303
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
めす
がちょう
鵞鳥
ソースなるもの
ゆう
がちょう
鵞鳥
ソースなる
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
かのじょ
彼女
このおせすっかり
よくした
She felt herself flattered by this compliment.
どうぞおすわりください
Please take a seat.
おす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 57,000 (about 7,240,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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オス
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 28,000 (about 21,600,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5529
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BOOST
Reading : おす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,500,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10411
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おす is a reading of every form of the following word:
押す
BOOST
Reading : おす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to push; to press  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
2. to apply pressure from above; to press down  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す, 圧す)
3. to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal  (see also: 判を押す; this meaning is restricted to form 押す, 捺す)
4. to affix (e.g. gold leaf)  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
5. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
6. to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す, 圧す)
7. to push (events along); to advance (a plan)  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
8. to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
9. to make sure  (see also: 念を押す:ねんをおす, 駄目を押す:だめをおす; this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
10. to be pressed for time  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
11. to advance troops; to attack  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
12. (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 190,346 which gives a rank of 90
押す is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 39,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 985 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2854
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 8 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
どのボタン
せば
いいわからなかった
I don't know which button to push.
このボタン
せば
いいです
Push the button here.
このボタン
ドア
ひら
きます

If you push this button, the door will open.
圧す
BOOST
Reading : おす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 239,000 (about 40,800 results)
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捺す
BOOST
Reading : おす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 218,000 (about 138,000 results)
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おす is an exact match with the following word:
おす
BOOST
expression
to be  (see also: 在る:ある, 居る:いる; polite (teineigo) language; regional dialect: Kyoto-ben)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 50,747 which gives a rank of 24,746
• Google Japan frequency rank: 61,000 (about 6,320,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
おす is a reading of one form of the following word:
おっす
BOOST
interjection (kandoushi)
Hi!; Yo!; Hey man!; Hey dude!; greeting used between close male friends  (see also: うっす; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 52,074 which gives a rank of 24,290
おっす is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 80,000 (about 3,320,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
押忍
BOOST
Readings : おっす    おす   
押忍 can be read in 2 ways: おす (70%), おっす (30%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 95,000 (about 2,160,000 results)
押っ忍
BOOST
Reading : おっす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 150,000 (about 553,000 results)
おす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
推す
BOOST
Reading : おす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate
2. to infer; to conclude; to conjecture; to surmise
3. to think something through; to ponder deeply
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 82,519 which gives a rank of 10,540
推す is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 86,000 (about 2,780,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11229
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 21 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
イントネーションから
しょうじょ
少女
じだい
時代
スペイン
ごけん
語圏
んでいた
おも
われる

You can tell by her intonation that she lived in a Spanish speaking country when she was young.
かれ
ひじょう
非常
ボタンおした
He pushed the emergency button.
おす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 149,000 (about 809,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 21 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ユウ   male; brave   お- brave; male   おす male   
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little bird
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forearm   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
ム   private
ボ   お-    おす male   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
オウ   お to push   おさえる to check, to restrain   
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コウ   カン    #1, first; armor   
hand
アツ    pressure   
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cliff
ナツ   お to stamp (passport etc.)   
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ナ    Nara   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニン   しの to endure; lie hidden   しのばせる to conceal   
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ジン   は blade   
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dot   
トウ   かたな sword   
シン   こころ heart   
スイ   お to infer, to deduce; to endorse   
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