Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death

  2. to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice); to hold (one's breath)

Also written 圧し殺す【おしころす】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

Kun
ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める
On
サツサイセツ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
581 of 2500
Radical
weapon
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4a6.35The Kanji Dictionary
4794.7Four corner code
2968deroo
6bbaUnicode hex code
1-27-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2454Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2994New Nelson (John Haig)
1324New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1677Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
889Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1208Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1493Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1607Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
546A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1138Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
419Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16629Morohashi
488A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
576Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
585Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614sakade
657Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
515henshall3
545Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470crowley
610Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1140Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1507Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sha1, shai4Pinyin reading
sal, soeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level