つかえる
tsukaeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

Intransitive
Usually Written in Kana
Related to 閊える
さかな ほねがつかえて いき まりそうだった。
sakanano honega tsukaete ikiga tsumarisōdatta.
I nearly choked on a fishbone.
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