押 Push

Radical Combination

• 扌

  Fingers
• 甲

  Turtle Shell

Meaning

Primary

Push

Mnemonic

Take your fingers, put them on this turtle shell, and push push push! Push the turtle right on out of there.

Hints

Picture yourself using your fingers to push a turtle out of its shell. It really doesn't want to leave, so you have to push really hard.

Readings

On’yomi

おう

Kun’yomi

お

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're trying to push this turtle out so you can use the shell for your new obi (お). You keep seeing other people wearing turtle shell patterns on their obi, but you're going to go a step further. You're going to MAKE your obi out of actual turtle shells! You just have to push this darn turtle out first.

Hints

Imagine pushing some turtle shells flat to make a beautiful obi. Wear it out, watch everyone gasp in awe. Oh... oh no! They're trying to push you out of your obi like you did the turtle. They're mad about your turtle crime!