Meaning of 支える in Japanese
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Definition of 支える
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(v1, vt) to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up
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to hold at bay; to stem; to check
なんとかそこで支えよ。入市を許すな。
Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!
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(v1, vi) to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog
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to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full
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to be piled up (e.g. of work)
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to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter
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to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain
→Related words:
痞える
