Memory phrase for the Kanji: 押

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Left: hand 扌, right: shell/armor 甲 (pictograph of a seed with a root shoot crushing the shell)

The hand crushes the shell by pushing.

扌	hand	Several characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
甲	shell, armor	In the seedling, the root shoot 丨 bursts the amor/shell 田 (= 甲) (And this gives the sprout丨 a reason 由.)

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押える	おさえる	to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down
押し入れ	おしいれ	closet
押し切る	おしきる	to have one's own way
押し寄せる	おしよせる	to push aside, to advance on
押し込む	おしこむ	to push into, to crowd into
押す	おす	to push, to press, to stamp (i.e. a passport)

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