押おさえつける

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

press down; hold down; pin down

Physical action of applying weight or force to keep something from moving or rising.

風かぜで飛とばないように、書しょ類るいを文ぶん鎮ちんで押おさえつけた。
I held down the papers with a paperweight so they wouldn't blow away.

警けい察さつ官かんが容よう疑ぎ者しゃを地じ面めんに押おさえつけた。

The police officer pinned the suspect to the ground.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

suppress; repress; stifle

Figurative use: forcibly controlling emotions, dissent, or disorder. Often written 抑えつける.

彼かれは怒いかりを必ひっ死しで抑おさえつけた。
He desperately suppressed his anger.
政せい府ふは反はん対たい意い見けんを力ちからで抑おさえつけようとした。
The government tried to suppress dissenting opinions by force.

Written forms

押おさえつけるUsage56%
Standard kanji spelling for both physical and figurative senses.
抑おさえつけるUsage24%
Often used for the figurative sense of suppressing feelings or opposition.
おさえつけるUsage11%
押おさえつけるUsage5%
Less common okurigana variant.
押おさえ付つけるUsage3%
Variant with 付ける; same meaning and usage.
押おさえ付つけるUsage<1%
Rare variant combining less common okurigana and 付ける.
抑おさえ付つけるUsage<1%
Variant with 付ける; often used for figurative suppression.

Kanji

押push, stop, check
抑repress, well, now
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

押おさえる
押さえる is the base verb meaning 'to hold/press/suppress', while 押さえつける adds the compound verb つける, emphasizing a stronger, more forceful or continuous action of pressing down or suppressing.
抑おさえる
抑える focuses on restraining or keeping something in check, often used for abstract things like emotions or prices. 抑えつける is stronger and implies forceful suppression.

Etymology

Compound of 押さえ (continuative form of 押さえる 'to hold down') + つける (verb meaning 'to attach' or 'to apply', adding a sense of forceful or thorough action). The kanji 抑 is used for figurative suppression.