差し支え・差支え・差閊・差閊え|さしつかえsashitsukae[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
差し支え差し支え is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it when writing the word, unless you are reproducing another form.
差支え差支え is a less common kanji-kana variant of 差し支え. Recognize it when you encounter it, but beginners should generally write 差し支え instead.
差閊差閊 is less common than 差支え and 差し支え, and uses irregular kanji. Treat it as a form to recognize rather than the form to choose when writing.
差閊え差閊え is less common than 差し支え and 差支え, and uses irregular kanji. Recognize it as a written variant, but beginners should use 差し支え instead.
Definitions
- nounhindrance; impediment
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym支障ししょうNeutralRefers to disruption in business or operations, as in 「業務に支障をきたす」; leans formal.
- Synonym妨げさまたげWrittenA noun for obstruction, as in 「通行の妨げ」; leans toward written prose.
- Synonym障害しょうがいNeutralBroad in scope: obstacles, disabilities, or malfunctions, as in 「通信障害」.
- Synonym差し障りさしさわりWrittenWritten register. Covers hindrance or adverse effects, as in 「差し障りがある」, and also the risk of giving offence, as in 「差し障りのない話」.
- Synonym障りさわりNeutralCovers hindrance or trouble with one's health, as in 「仕事に障りが出る」; formerly also a term for menstruation.
- Synonym差し合いさしあいWrittenWritten register. Means hindrance or offence, but is rarely used today.
- Related足手まといあしでまといCasualColloquial. Describes a person who is a burden or holds others back, as in 「足手まといになる」.
- Related妨害ぼうがいNeutralMeans interference or obstruction, as in 「営業妨害」; usually deliberate.
- Related邪魔じゃまNeutralMeans getting in the way or disturbing, as in 「邪魔になる」; the most common everyday word.
- Related障礙しょうげWrittenA Buddhist term for something that impedes enlightenment; rare in modern usage.
- Related邪魔者じゃまものCasualColloquial. Refers to a person who gets in the way, as in 「邪魔者扱い」.
- Related足かせあしかせNeutralLiterally leg fetters; means something that binds or restrains, as in 「足かせになる」, stressing loss of freedom.
- Related横槍よこやりCasualColloquial. Refers to butting in or interfering from the side, as in 「横槍を入れる」.
- Related足纏いあしまといCasualColloquial. Means a person or thing that drags you down; rarely used.
- Relatedお荷物おにもつCasualColloquial and derogatory. Calls someone a burden, as in 「チームのお荷物」.
「差し支え」 mostly appears in 「差し支えない」 or 「差し支えなければ」 to say there is no inconvenience or problem. For disruption to work or operations use 「支障」; for adverse effects or the risk of offence use 「差し障り」; in casual speech say 「邪魔」; for someone who drags you down use 「足手まとい」.
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