"つかえる" meaning in Japanese

See つかえる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: tsukaeru [romanization], つかえ [stem], つかえた [past]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|type=2}} つかえる • (tsukaeru) ichidan (stem つかえ (tsukae), past つかえた (tsukaeta))
  1. 仕える: to serve
    Sense id: en-つかえる-ja-verb-OvBHGH-p Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 27 33 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 45 36 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 31
  2. 支える, 閊える: be blocked; be choked
    Sense id: en-つかえる-ja-verb-fGi30Fxi Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 20 47 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 27 33 39 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 45 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 48 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 45 36 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 31
  3. 使える: be usable; be useful, be competent
    Sense id: en-つかえる-ja-verb-8YJB29pI Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 27 33 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 45 36 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 31

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for つかえる meaning in Japanese (1.3kB)

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