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支つかえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
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
Alt. forms
つかえる
52%
つっかえる
43%
閊つかえる
2%
支つかえる
1%
Kanji used
支
support
Pitch accent
つ
かえ
る
つ
か
える
Conjugations...Used in: 18
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)