支える
Kanji
Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Example Sentences
閊える
支える
Readings
Kana:
つかえる、つっかえる
Romaji:
tsukaeru, tsukkaeru
Definitions
1
to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog
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word usually written using kana alone
2
to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full
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word usually written using kana alone
3
to be piled up (e.g. of work)
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word usually written using kana alone
4
to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter; to stammer
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word usually written using kana alone
5
to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain
Note:
word usually written using kana alone
See also:
痞える
(reading つかえる)