to be obstructed, to be blocked, (kokuji)

11 strokes

Kun

つか.える

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Common Words

かえっかえ閊える支えるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #18893
1

to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog

2

to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full

3

to be piled up (e.g. of work)

4

to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter; to stammer

5

to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

差し支え差支えしつかえ差閊差閊えNounFreq #33896
1

hindrance; impediment

Examples
その家は理想的とはいえないが、まぁさしつかえはない。
The house is not ideal, but it's all right.
痞え支え閊えかえNounFreq #38441
1

load on one's chest

2

支え/閊え only

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

肩がつかえる肩が閊えるかたがつかえるExpressionArchaicIchidan verb
1

to have stiff shoulders

つかえが取れる痞えが取れる支えが取れるつかえがとれる閊えが取れるExpressionIchidan verb
1

Idiomatic expression; Often 胸の...

to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry

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