おし・押し・圧しoshi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpush; pushing
   あなたはボタンを押おしさえすればいい。↗

   All you have to do is press the button.
2. nounweight; pressure
3. nounauthority; forcefulness; boldness; audacity; persistence
   君きみは押おしが足たりない。↗

   You don't have enough push.
4. prefixto forcibly ...; to strongly ...before a verb
5. noun, gopush; pushing; extending your stones forward by pushing against opponent's stonesusu. オシ

• SynonymプッシュNeutralLoanword for pressing a button, pushing updates, or strongly recommending someone, as in 「プッシュ通知」; 「押し」 stresses the force of a push and one's boldness.
• Related圧迫あっぱくWrittenWritten/formal: pressing down hard or suppressing by power, as in 「胸部圧迫」「財政を圧迫」; mostly negative. 「押し」 is a push or personal drive, not suppression.
• RelatedプレスNeutralLoanword for pressing or stamping, pressing clothes, or the news media, as in 「プレス発表」; it only overlaps with 「押し」 in the physical act of pressing.
• Related後押しあとおしNeutralPushing a cart from behind, or backing and supporting someone, as in 「背中を後押しする」; 「押し」 itself carries no sense of support.
• Related推力すいりょくWrittenWritten term for the thrust that drives planes or ships forward, confined to physics and engineering; 「押し」 covers ordinary pushing and a person's forcefulness.
• Related一押しひとおしCasualRead 「ひとおし」: one more push or extra effort, often as 「もう一押し」 in speech; 「押し」 is the pushing force itself.
• Related推進力すいしんりょくWrittenWritten term for the force that moves things forward, also figuratively the drive behind a project, as in 「改革の推進力」; 「押し」 points to personal boldness.
• Antonym引きひきNeutralPulling or tugging toward oneself, also backing or patronage; the opposite of 「押し」 in the push–pull contrast, as in 「押しと引き」.

Use 「押し」 for the force of a push, one's forcefulness, or the weight of pressure, as in 「押しが強い」. For pressing buttons or push notifications use 「プッシュ」, for backing someone 「後押し」, for one more effort 「一押し」; 「引き」 is the opposite.

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

1. 力ちからを加くわえること。また、その力ちから。
2. おもし。
3. 我意がいを通とおすこと。
4. 「おす」の連用形れんようけい。
5. （下したに動詞どうしを伴ともない）押おすことによって～する。
6. 強しいて～する。
7. 積極的せっきょくてきに～する。
8. 予想よそうする。