つかえ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

heavy feeling on the chest; oppressive sensation

usually written using kana alone

Describes a physical or emotional sensation of something weighing on one's chest, often from worry or illness.

usually written using kana alone

Only when written 支え / 閊え

Refers to something that blocks progress or causes difficulty; often used in abstract contexts.

胸むねのつかえが取とれるto feel a weight lifted off one's chest
母ははに本ほん当とうのことを話はなすと、胸むねのつかえが取とれた。
After telling my mother the truth, I felt a weight lifted off my chest.
胸むねにつかえを感かんじるto feel an oppressive tightness in one's chest
食たべ過すぎて、胸むねにつかえを感かんじた。
I ate too much and felt a heavy tightness in my chest.

支し障しょう sense 2
支障 is a more formal, often official word for an obstacle or hindrance, while つかえ is a colloquial word that can also describe a physical sensation of heaviness.
障しょう害がいN3sense 2
障害 is a broad, common term for an obstacle, barrier, or disability, whereas つかえ is narrower and more colloquial, focusing on something blocking progress or a stuck feeling.
障さわり sense 2
障り refers to a hindrance or harm (especially to health) caused by something, while つかえ more specifically describes a blockage or oppressive feeling.

支ささえ
支え read as ささえ means 'support' or 'prop', a completely different word from 支え read as つかえ, which means an oppressive feeling or an obstacle.

つかえUsage89%
Kana spelling is standard; the word is usually written in kana.
痞つかえUsage5%
Rare kanji form for the 'load on one's chest' sense.
痞つかえUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.
支つかえ
Kanji form used for the 'obstacle' sense; less common than kana.
閊つかえ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form for the 'obstacle' sense.

Derived from the verb つかえる (to be blocked). The kanji forms are ateji; the word is native Japanese.