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押し当てる (おしあてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

押おし当あてる

お

し

あ

て

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

press against; push against

Transitive verb for pressing or pushing something firmly against a surface or object.

彼かれは壁かべに手てを押おし当あてた。
He pressed his hand against the wall.
傷きず口ぐちにガーゼを押おし当あてて

止し

血けつ

し

た

。

I pressed gauze against the wound to stop the bleeding.

Written forms

押おし当あてるUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling.
押おしあてるUsage24%
Variant with kana あてる; less common but still used.
おしあてるUsage3%

Kanji

押push, stop, check
当hit, right, appropriate

Similar words

押おす
押す is a general verb for pushing or pressing, while 押し当てる specifically means pressing something against another object.
当あてる
当てる means to apply or put something against something else, but 押し当てる adds the nuance of pressing with force.

Etymology

Compound of 押し (push) + 当てる (apply, put against).