押さえる - JP-EN Jisho

押(お)さえる

commonJLPT N2

Other forms:

押(おさ)える

圧(お)さえる

transitive verbIchidan verb

to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

also written as 圧さえる

Ichidan verbtransitive verb

to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)

transitive verbIchidan verb

to catch; to arrest; to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize

Ichidan verbtransitive verb

to grasp (a point); to comprehend

transitive verbIchidan verb

to curb; to check; to contain; to hold back; to repress; to suppress; to subdue; to quell