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推せる oseru
I'd stan that, honestly.
What does oseru mean?
The verb form of oshi. Praise for anyone whose effort or attitude makes you want to cheer them on.
Example
あの人の努力、推せる。
That person's hard work — I can get behind it.
Vibe
Who you can say this to, and how it lands.
Friends only Casual. Natural with friends, out of place at work or with strangers.
The story behind oseru
Turn the noun back into a verb and you get something more interesting than praise. Oseru means capable of being supported: not simply that you like a person, but that they have shown you enough to justify investing your attention in them.
What earns it is usually character rather than talent. Someone answers a hard question honestly, keeps working after a bad result, thanks the crew nobody photographs. Fans use it about performers, but it travels easily to colleagues, friends and strangers on the internet, and it is one of the warmest small compliments Japanese currently offers. It says I would back you, which is a different sentence from I like you.
Get oseru in your pocket
推せる is one of 308 words in YABAI, a Japanese culture snack for Android. Every word comes with its meaning, an example sentence, a vibe check and a story like the one above — in 13 languages, read aloud by your device. Paid app: no ads, no sign-up, no subscription.
