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閊える
rarely-used kanji form
支える
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

tsukaeru

tsukkaeru
English
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog

Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full

Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to be piled up (e.g. of work)

Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer

Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
See also: 痞える・つかえる
Usually written using kana alone
to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future つかえる, つかえます
[does], will [do]
つかえない, つかえません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past つかえた, つかえました
[did]
つかえなかった, つかえませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative つかえて, つかえまして つかえないで, つかえませんで つかえなくて
Kanjis
KUN: つか.える
to be obstructed, to be blocked, (kokuji)

Stroke: 11 SKIP: 3-8-3 FC: 7777.7


ON: KUN: ささ.える, つか.える, か.う
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

Stroke: 4 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 4040.0


Phrases
なんとかそこで支えよ。入市を許すな。
Parts: 何とか (なんとか) 其処 (そこ) 支える (ささえる) 入市 (にゅうし) 許す (ゆるす)
Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!

このくらいの収穫量では、そこの経済を支えるのに十分ではありません。
Parts: この位 (このくらい) 収穫 (しゅうかく) (りょう) 其処 (そこ) 経済 (けいざい) 支える (ささえる) のに 十分 (じゅうぶん)
That amount of crops isn't enough to support their economy.