押さえ

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
抑え

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おさえ [òsáéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
(Tokyo) おさえ [òsáꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [o̞sa̠e̞]

Noun

押(お)さえ • (osae) ^{←おさへ (osafe)^?}

holding back

Derived terms

Derived terms

乳(ちち)押(お)さえ (chichiosae): bra (brassiere)

References

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

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