Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to catch in the act (of)

    see 現場see げんば・1

    2人の警官は夜盗を逮捕した。2人は夜盗がミラー夫人宅にしのび込もうとした現場を押さえたのだ。
    Two policemen arrested a burglar. They caught him sneaking into Mrs. Miller's.

Also written 現場をおさえる【げんばをおさえる】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

present, existing, actual

Kun
あらわ.れるあらわ.すうつつうつ.つ
On
ゲン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
85 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

あきらきら

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4f7.3The Kanji Dictionary
1611.0Four corner code
3157deroo
73feUnicode hex code
1-24-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2943Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3645New Nelson (John Haig)
968New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1218Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
657Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
879Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
259Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
275Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
82A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1360Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
495Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21004Morohashi
666A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
298Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
602sakade
735Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
692henshall3
732Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
67crowley
578Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1320Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
265Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian4Pinyin reading
hyeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

location, place

Kun
On
ジョウチョウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
52 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3b9.6The Kanji Dictionary
4612.7Four corner code
1451deroo
5834Unicode hex code
1-30-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1058New Nelson (John Haig)
558New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
678Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
408Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
512Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
545Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
584Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
34A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
250Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5278Morohashi
144A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
154Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
154Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
252sakade
145Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
161henshall3
216Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
49crowley
335Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
380Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
551Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chang2, chang3Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani 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