差し支える・差支える|さしつかえるsashitsukaeru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
差し支える差し支える is the more common form and the one beginners should use. Choose it when writing this word in Japanese.
差支える差支える is a less common written variant of 差し支える. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 差し支える instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 差し支える（さしつかえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 差し支えます（さしつかえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 差し支えない（さしつかえない） |
| polite (masen) | 差し支えません（さしつかえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 差し支えず・差し支えぬ（さしつかえず・さしつかえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 差し支えた（さしつかえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 差し支えました（さしつかえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 差し支えなかった（さしつかえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 差し支えませんでした（さしつかえませんでした） |
| Te form | 差し支えて（さしつかえて） |
| Potential | 差し支えられる（さしつかえられる） |
| Passive | 差し支えられる（さしつかえられる） |
| Causative | 差し支えさせる（さしつかえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 差し支えさせられる（さしつかえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 差し支えれば（さしつかえれば） |
| tara | 差し支えたら（さしつかえたら） |
| Volitional | 差し支えよう（さしつかえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 差し支えましょう（さしつかえましょう） |
| Imperative | 差し支えろ（さしつかえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym妨げるさまたげるNeutralNeutral. A general verb for hindering or obstructing something. The headword 差し支える focuses on causing inconvenience rather than blocking progress.
- Synonym障るさわるNeutralNeutral. Means harming the body or hindering something. 差し支える focuses on causing inconvenience rather than harm.
- Synonym差し障るさしさわるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means to hinder or adversely affect, as in 「健康に差し障る」. Close in meaning to the headword but used less often; 差し支える is the more common choice.
- Related邪魔じゃまNeutralNeutral. Getting in the way or disturbing someone. 差し支える is about the effect on plans or arrangements rather than being a nuisance.
- Antonym差し支えないさしつかえないNeutralNeutral set phrase meaning there is no problem or objection; it is the negative counterpart of 差し支える, so use it to say something causes no inconvenience.
Use 「差し支える」 for something that interferes with plans or arrangements, as in 「明日の仕事に差し支える」. Say 「差し支えない」 for no problem. 「差し障る」 is a close but rarer written equivalent; for blocking or disturbing, use 「妨げる」 or 「邪魔」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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