Word Meaning 背中を押す

せなかをおす senaka o osu

背中を押す is read as せなかをおす (senaka o osu) and means to push someone (towards).

Meaning

English

to push someone (towards)
to encourage someone

Reading

Kana

せなかをおす

Romaji

senaka o osu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 121984 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背中を出す

せなかをだす

to bare one's back

背中を流す

せなかをながす

to rinse one's back

背中

せなか

back (of the body)

背中合せ

せなかあわせ

back to back

背中で教える

せなかでおしえる

to teach by example

背中を向ける

せなかをむける

to be uninterested in

背中スイッチ

せなかすいっち

(imaginary) switch on a baby's back that makes it cry as soon as it is put to bed

背中を追う

せなかをおう

to follow in someone's footsteps

背中の痛み

せなかのいたみ

backache

背中を丸める

せなかをまるめる

to hunch one's shoulders

中背

ちゅうぜい

average height

中子押え

なかごおさえ

chaplet (metallurgy)