How to say "shove" in Japanese

• 押すおすJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers shove in its basic sense of pushing: applying force to move a person or thing away from you. Pushing is this word's core sense, and forceful shoving falls within it.
• 突っ込むつっこむJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers shove in the sense of thrusting something into something: cramming or stuffing it into a space. When the shoving motion is directed inward rather than simply forward, this is the word to use.
  １人ひとり少年しょうねんが両手りょうてをポケットにつっこんで歩あるいていた。↗

  A boy was walking with his hands in his pockets.

Use 「押す」 when shove means pushing a person or thing with force, and 「突っ込む」 when it means thrusting or cramming something into a space — the motion goes inward, not just forward.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 押すおすto push
• 突っ込むつっこむto thrust (something) into (something)
• 突き動かすつきうごかすto push
• 押しやるおしやるto push away
• 突き込むつきこむto thrust (something) into (something)
• 押し立てるおしたてるto push