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押す is an exact match with one 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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Usefulness and usage:
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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• 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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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 218,000 (about 138,000 results)
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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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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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   
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