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つかえる
Kanji
仕える / 閊える / 使える
Verb
Japanese Meaning
仕える: 主君や目上の人に奉公・奉仕する。勤務する。 / 支える: ささえて落ちないようにする、負担を受け止める。 / 閊える: 物事がつかえてスムーズに進まない状態になる。ふさがる、ひっかかる。 / 使える: 道具や能力などが実際に役に立つ、使用可能である。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人や主君のために働くこと または 何かにつかえて とおれなくなること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
侍奉；服务 / 堵塞；卡住；哽住 / 可用；管用；堪用
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
侍奉；服務 / 堵塞；卡住；噎住 / 可用；堪用；好用
Korean Meaning
섬기다 / 막히다 / 쓸 수 있다
Vietnamese Meaning
phục vụ; hầu hạ / bị nghẹn, tắc; vướng kẹt / dùng được; có thể sử dụng
Tagalog Meaning
magsilbi; maglingkod / mabara; mabulunan / magagamit
Sense（1）
仕える: to serve
Sense（2）
支える, 閊える: be blocked, choked
Sense（3）
使える: be serviceable
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仕える: to serve / 支える, 閊える: be blocked, choked / 使える: be serviceable
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When he was young, he swore loyalty to a warlord and prepared to serve his lord for the rest of his life.
When he was young, he swore loyalty to a warlord and prepared to serve his lord for the rest of his life.
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彼は若い頃、戦国大名に忠誠を誓い、年を取るまで主君につかえる覚悟を固めた。
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