Illustration: In the narrow service corridor of a small restaurant, a bicycle left sideways prevents a delivery worker from bringing a loaded trolley into the kitchen. The trolley's front wheels have stopped just short of the bicycle frame, and neither side leaves enough room to pass.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

差さし支つかえる

sashitsukaeru

to interfere with, to be a problem

差し支えなければ is a polite way to say “if you don’t mind.” Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 差さし支つかえなければ、ご連絡先れんらくさきをお伺うかがいしてもよろしいでしょうか。

    If you don’t mind me asking, could I have your contact information?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. もちろん、故人こじんが生前好せいぜんこのんだ食たべ物ものや花はなを供そなえても差さし支つかえない。

    Of course, it is acceptable to offer foods that were loved by the deceased or flowers.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 彼かれは決けっして事業じぎょうに成功せいこうしないだろうと言いっても差さし支つかえない。

    It may safely be said that he will never succeed in business.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 差支

  • 差distinction; differenceOnサKunさす・さし
  • 支branch; supportOnシKunささえる・つかえる・かう

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