Vocabulary

What does つかえる (tsukaeru) mean?

つかえる means to stick; to get stuck; to get caught.

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Readingつかえる
Romajitsukaeru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
つかえる
tsukaeru

to stick; to get stuck; to get caught

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to stick; to get stuck; to get caught
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to be piled up (e.g. of work)
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter
  5. 5ichidan verb · intransitive to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

Also written: 閊える、支える

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