Word details
つかえる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word つかえる.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain
Examples
魚の骨がつかえて息が詰まりそうだった。
I nearly choked on a fishbone.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
痞
constipation, costiveness in chest or intestines
12 strokes
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ヒ
Kun
つかえ
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