押し付ける・押しつける|おしつけるoshitsukeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
押し付ける押し付ける is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it combines kanji and kana and expresses the entry’s meanings.
押しつける押しつける is a less common variant of 押し付ける. It also combines kanji and kana, so learners may recognize it in written Japanese.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto press against; to push against; to force against
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 押し付ける（おしつける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 押し付けます（おしつけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 押し付けない（おしつけない） |
| polite (masen) | 押し付けません（おしつけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 押し付けず・押し付けぬ（おしつけず・おしつけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 押し付けた（おしつけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 押し付けました（おしつけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 押し付けなかった（おしつけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 押し付けませんでした（おしつけませんでした） |
| Te form | 押し付けて（おしつけて） |
| Potential | 押し付けられる（おしつけられる） |
| Passive | 押し付けられる（おしつけられる） |
| Causative | 押し付けさせる（おしつけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 押し付けさせられる（おしつけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 押し付ければ（おしつければ） |
| tara | 押し付けたら（おしつけたら） |
| Volitional | 押し付けよう（おしつけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 押し付けましょう（おしつけましょう） |
| Imperative | 押し付けろ（おしつけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym強要きょうようWrittenWritten/formal word for demanding something by force, as in 「自白を強要」; 「押し付ける」 leans toward shifting duties onto someone.
- Related強いるしいるWrittenWritten/formal verb for forcing someone to do something against their will, as in 「我慢を強いる」; 「押し付ける」 leans toward foisting duties or opinions on someone.
- Related無理強いむりじいCasualColloquial term for strong-arming someone into doing something against their will, as in 「お酒を無理強いする」; 「押し付ける」 leans toward imposing duties.
- Related強制きょうせいWrittenWritten/formal word for compelling obedience by force, as in 「強制送還」; 「押し付ける」 leans toward pushing duties off onto someone.
- Related圧迫あっぱくWrittenWritten/formal word for oppression or physical pressure, as in 「胸を圧迫する」; 「押し付ける」 leans toward imposing on people.
- Related強圧きょうあつWrittenWritten/formal word for overpowering someone into submission; 「押し付ける」 leans toward pushing duties off onto someone.
- Related強迫きょうはくWrittenWritten/formal word for coercion or obsession, as in 「強迫観念」; 「押し付ける」 leans toward imposing on someone.
- Antonym引き離すひきはなすNeutralNeutral verb for pulling things apart or pulling ahead of a rival; opposite of 「押し付ける」 in pressing versus pulling away.
- Antonym放すはなすNeutralNeutral verb for letting go or releasing one's grip; opposite of 「押し付ける」 in holding versus releasing.
Use 「押し付ける」 for pressing something against a surface or foisting duties and opinions on someone, as in 「仕事を押し付ける」「意見を押し付ける」. For forcing someone against their will use 「強いる」 or 「強要」, and for strong-arming them use 「無理強い」; the opposites are 「放す」 and 「引き離す」.
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