Japanese

たいざい
Meaning: stay; sojourn
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

滞
在

Example sentences

He stayed in Tokyo for about a week.
当初の計画では、一週間滞在する予定だった。
According to the original plan, I was scheduled to stay for a week.
二週間、日本に滞在しました。
I stayed in Japan for two weeks.
父は南米での滞在の記を遺した。
My father left a record of his stay in South America.
出張で七日間東京に滞在します。
I will stay in Tokyo for seven days for the business trip.
日本に数週間滞在する予定です。
I plan to stay in Japan for several weeks.

Usage Notes

Refers to staying in a place (especially a place away from home) for a period of time.

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