押し入れ

Meanings

1. closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 押

  Meanings

  push, stop, check, subdue

  On reading

  オウ

  Kun reading

  お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える

  Strokes

  8

• 入

  Meanings

  enter, insert

  On reading

  ニュウ、ジュ

  Kun reading

  い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる、-い.れ、はい.る

  Strokes

  2

Example sentences

• 強盗はその子供を押し入れに閉じ込めた。

  The burglar shut the child in the closet.

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