差し支える

• 読み: さしつかえる
• ローマ字: sashitsukaeru
• 漢字の分解: 差 (sa/sa) — difference, extend; 支 (shi/sasae) — support, prop
• 発音: /sa.ɕi.t͡sɯ.ka.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To interfere with; to hinder; to pose a problem. Often used in the negative to mean there is no problem.

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive verb used primarily in its negative or conditional forms. 差し支えなければ (if it's no trouble) is a very common polite phrase for making requests. 差し支えない means there is no impediment. The affirmative form describes something causing inconvenience or obstruction.

例文

1. 差し支えなければ、お名前を教えていただけますか。
2. 明日の参加に差し支えはありません。
3. 体調不良が仕事に差し支える場合は休んでください。

使い方ガイド

場面: polite requests, business, formal conversation

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

Compound of 差す (to extend, to insert) and 支える (to support, to prop up). The image is of something being inserted that disrupts the supporting structure, causing impediment.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Professional