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Japanese word 差し支える: to interfere / to hinder / to be inconvenient. Meanings and example sentences.

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差し支える (さしつかえる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

差し支える (さしつかえる) means to interfere / to hinder / to be inconvenient.

See example sentences below.

差し支える at a glance

差し支える
さしつかえるsashitsukaeru
N1verb
to interfere / to hinder / to be inconvenient
差し支えるさしつかえるsashitsukaeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 差し支える

Core meaning

to interfere / to hinder / to be inconvenient

Basic example sentences

Example 1

忙しくて行くのは差し支えます。

Translation

It's inconvenient for me to go because I'm busy.

Example 2

この問題は仕事に差し支えない。

Translation

This issue does not interfere with the work.

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