Kanji

滞

stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タイ, テイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とどこおる

Common Readings

タイ, とどこお…る

Example sentences

滞在 たいざい
彼は一週間ほど東京に滞在した。

He stayed in Tokyo for about a week.

当初 とうしょ
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.

停滞 ていたい
景気が停滞している。

The economy is stagnating.

前線 ぜんせん
「梅雨前線が停滞しているため、雨が降り続いている。」

"Because the rainy season front is stationary, it continues to rain."

滞る とどこおる
仕事が滞ってしまった。

My work has fallen behind.

渋滞 じゅうたい
毎朝の通勤で交通渋滞に巻き込まれる。

I get caught in traffic jams during my commute every morning.

遅刻 ちこく
渋滞のせいで、会議に遅刻してしまった。

I was late for the meeting because of a traffic jam.

Example Vocabulary

滞在

たいざい

stay; sojourn

停滞

ていたい

stagnation; congestion; standstill

滞る

とどこおる

to be delayed; to stagnate; to be overdue

滞り

とどこおり

渋滞

じゅうたい

traffic jam, congestion, delay

滞在中

たいざいちゅう

滞空

たいくう

長期滞在

ちょうきたいざい

滞在期間

たいざいきかん

遅滞

ちたい

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