"背中を押す" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "背中(せなか)",
      "背中#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "を",
      "を#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "押(お)す",
      "押す#Japanese"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "背中",
        "2": "せなか",
        "3": "を",
        "4": "",
        "5": "押す",
        "6": "おす",
        "pos2": "object marker",
        "t1": "back",
        "t3": "to push"
      },
      "expansion": "背中(せなか) (senaka, “back”) + を (o, object marker) + 押(お)す (osu, “to push”)",
      "name": "ja-compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 背中(せなか) (senaka, “back”) + を (o, object marker) + 押(お)す (osu, “to push”), originally referring to physically pushing someone from behind, later extended metaphorically to emotional encouragement.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "背中を押す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "背",
          "せ"
        ],
        [
          "中",
          "なか"
        ],
        [
          "押",
          "お"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-verbconj-row",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o ose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o ose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-phrase"
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  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "to encourage, to push towards (something)"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to encourage, to push towards (something)"
      ],
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  ],
  "word": "背中を押す"
}

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "背中(せなか)",
      "背中#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "を",
      "を#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "押(お)す",
      "押す#Japanese"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "せなか",
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        "t1": "back",
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      "name": "ja-compound"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From 背中(せなか) (senaka, “back”) + を (o, object marker) + 押(お)す (osu, “to push”), originally referring to physically pushing someone from behind, later extended metaphorically to emotional encouragement.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "背中を押す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "背",
          "せ"
        ],
        [
          "中",
          "なか"
        ],
        [
          "押",
          "お"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-verbconj-row",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o ose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o ose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osanai",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押さず",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおさず",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o osazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおして",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "背中を押せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せなかをおせば",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senaka o oseba",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
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        "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with を",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 中 read as なか",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 押 read as お",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 背 read as せ",
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        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
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        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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  "word": "背中を押す"
}