EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    pushing; support; backing; supporter; backer

    もし彼の後押しがあったならば、彼女は市長に選ばれていただろう。
    With his support, she might have been elected mayor.
  2. pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

behind, back, later

Kun
のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On
コウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
26 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こししいしり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3i6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7Four corner code
2067deroo
5f8cUnicode hex code
1-24-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742New Nelson (John Haig)
361New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098Morohashi
111A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208sakade
53Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123henshall3
174Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48crowley
30Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
625Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4Pinyin reading
huKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

Kun
お.すお.し-お.っ-お.さえるおさ.える
On
オウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
789 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Used in names as

おしおすおや

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.5The Kanji Dictionary
5605.0Four corner code
1355deroo
62bcUnicode hex code
1-18-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1885Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2128New Nelson (John Haig)
314New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
371Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
234Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1114Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1195Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
587A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
587Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1632Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11929Morohashi
1033A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
986Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1021Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
563Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1175Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
256Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
868Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1123Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ya1, ya2Pinyin reading
ab, gabKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level