つかえる

Also written つっかえる, 閊える, 支える

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive 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 See also: つかえる.

Example sentences

• 魚の骨がつかえて息が詰まりそうだった。
  I nearly choked on a fishbone.
• ボードが箱に歯抜けで入れられてるから、詰めていれれば、箱がもっと有効につかえるよ。
  There are gaps between the boards in the box. If you fit them in snugly, you'll get more use out of the box.
• このキップはこのバスでつかえますか。
  Is this ticket good for this bus?

Words containing つかえる

• 手をつかえる (てをつかえる) to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
• 肩がつかえる (かたがつかえる) to have stiff shoulders
• 後がつかえる (あとがつかえる) to make (the next person) wait

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