Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded, to have difficulty, to suffer inconvenience.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
差し支える さしつかえる
 
 
差支える さしつかえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

distinction, difference, variation
サ さ.す (4th, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
branch, support, sustain
シ ささ.える つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)