Word

閊える

つかえる
Common

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

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

  2. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

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

  3. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

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

  4. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

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

  5. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

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

In Spanish

  1. estar bloqueado; estar atascado; estar obstruido; sentir una presión en el pecho

Other forms
支える
Other readings
つっかえる

Kanji in this word

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