When “推” fills a head
Why it is in the set
It is the only character in modern Japanese that names, in one stroke, the thing that takes over a head. 好 (liking) was considered and rejected: liking is light, and 推し involves time, money and a calendar. If you are reading this site in English, this is probably the entry that needs the note most, because the word has no clean equivalent.
What a head full of it looks like
A release schedule you know by heart. Money already earmarked. Friendships that formed entirely around it. A head led by 推 has structured real parts of a real life around something it chose to care about, and that is neither silly nor small.
Words that use it
推す (osu, to push, and now to be a fan of), 推し (oshi, the object of that), 推薦 (suisen, a recommendation), 推理 (suiri, deduction), 推し活 (oshikatsu, the activity of supporting your oshi).
Kanji it turns up with
金 (money) behind 推 writes its own joke. 沼 (a rabbit hole) behind it describes the same thing from further in.
Where “推” comes from
The hand radical 扌 on the left, and 隹 on the right for the sound SUI. A hand, and a sound: pushing something forward.
The old meanings are all about pushing: 推進 (to promote), 推測 (to infer, to push a conclusion forward), 推薦 (to recommend, to push toward someone else).
The modern slang grew straight out of 推薦. From the 2010s, 推し (oshi) came to mean the member, character or performer you support. It spread as ordinary speech before any dictionary caught up, which is rare.
A line you might get for “推”
“Half the head is one particular person. The other half is merchandise.”
Count the “推” in your own headOthers in “Doing”
“推” is filed under “Doing”. These are the rest of that group.
The 36 kanji
This is entirely a joke and has nothing to do with any real person.