あとおし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
後押し

Etymology

From (あと) (ato) + () (oshi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (osu).).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おし [àtóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠to̞o̞ɕi]

Noun

あとおし • (atooshiあとおし (atoosi)?

  1. pushing from behind
  2. support; assistance

Verb

あとおしする • (atooshi suruあとおし (atoosi)?suru (stem あとおし (atooshi shi), past あとおしした (atooshi shita))

  1. to push from behind
  2. to support; to assist

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN