さえる
osaeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

Transitive
このはしごをしっかり さえてくれ。
kono hashigō shikkari osaete kure.
Hold this ladder steady.
Ichidan Verb

2. to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

3. to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest

Transitive
警察 けいさつはその強盗 ごうとう くび さえた。
kēsatsuwa sono gōtōno kubio osaeta.
The police seized the robber by the neck.
Ichidan Verb

4. to grasp (a point); to comprehend

Transitive
わたくし かれ わたくし悪口 わるくち っているところを さえた。
watashiwa karega watashino waruguchio itte iru tokorō osaeta
I caught him speaking ill of me.
Ichidan Verb

5. to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

Transitive
Related to 抑える【おさえる・2】
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