押さえ

押さえ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
押
お Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 押さえる (osaeru, “to hold back”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) おさえ​ [òsáéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) おさ​え [òsáꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [o̞sa̠e̞]

Alternative forms

• 抑え

Noun

押さえ (hiragana おさえ, rōmaji osae, historical hiragana おさへ)

1. holding back

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 乳押 (ちちお)さえ (chichiosae): bra (brassiere)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN