Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 閊える(つかえる) in Japanese

閊える, 支える
Kana Reading
つかえる, つっかえる
Romaji
tsukaeru, tsukkaeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be piled up (e.g. of work)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
閊える
Plain Polite
閊えます
Negative
閊えない
Negative Polite
閊えません

Past

Plain
閊えた
Plain Polite
閊えました
Negative
閊えなかった
Negative Polite
閊えませんでした

Te

Plain
閊えて
Plain Polite
閊えまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
閊えられる
Plain Polite
閊えられます
Negative
閊えられない
Negative Polite
閊えられません
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Kanji in this word

支 JLPT 3

4 strokes

branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: ささ.える, つか.える, か.う

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閊

11 strokes

to be obstructed, to be blocked, (kokuji)

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi: つか.える

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