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

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN