押しなべて

Japanese

Kanji in this term
押
お Grade: S

Alternative spelling
押し並べて

Etymology

From Old Japanese 押しなべて (osinabe₂te), subordinative gerund of 押しなぶ (osinabu, “to push and make flat, to conquer”), compound of 押す (“to push”) + なぶ (“to bend”) (whence Japanese 靡く).

Adverb

押(お)しなべて • (oshinabete) 

1. in general, on the whole