差し支え

差し支え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
差	支
さ Grade: 4	つか Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 差支え

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) さしつかえ [sàshítsúkáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sa̠ɕit͡sɨᵝka̠e̞]

Noun

差し支え (hiragana さしつかえ, rōmaji sashitsukae, historical hiragana さしつかへ)

1. hindrance; obstruction; inconvenience

   差支 (さしつか)えがあって行 (い)けません。

   Sashitsukae ga atte ikemasen.

   I can't go due to inconvenience.

Synonyms

• 妨 (さまた)げ (samatage)
• 支 (し)障 (しょう) (shishō)
• 差 (さ)し障 (さわ)り (sashisawari)
• 滞 (とどこお)り (todokōri)

See also

• 差 (さ)し支 (つか)える (sashitsukaeru)
• 差 (さ)し支 (つか)えない (sashitsukaenai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9