Vocabulary

What does 推す (おす) mean?

推す (おす) means to recommend, to support (a proposal, a person).

Quick facts
Readingおす
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommon

to recommend, to support (a proposal, a person)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to infer (from); to deduce; to gather
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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