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Kanji Detail for 滞 - "to stagnate, to delay"

滞

  • Meaning

    滞 means "to stagnate, to delay." Also associated with to remain.

    1. Stagnate - To stop flowing; to become inactive.

    2. Remain - To stay in one place.

    3. Delay - To be late; to fall behind.

  • Words using 滞

    • 滞在 たいざい Listen stay; sojourn
    • 渋滞 じゅうたい Listen (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock
    • 停滞 ていたい Listen stagnation; tie-up; standstill
    • 延滞 えんたい Listen arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment)
    • 滞在中 たいざいちゅう Listen during a stay

  • Four-character idioms with 滞

    • 萎靡沈滞 いびちんたい Listen decline of energy and vigour (vigor)

  • Tattoo check: 滞

    • Verified meaning: to stagnate, to delay
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to remain

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stagnate; be delayed; overdue; arrears

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    block up, obstruct; stagnant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) sluggish; stagnant

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant

  • Onyomi

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    tai(タイ) タイ

    tei(テイ) テイ

  • Kunyomi

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    todokoo.ru(とどこお-る) とどこお-る

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to stagnate to remain to delay stagnation congestion backlog blockage bottleneck halt sluggish stagnant inactive obstruction

Sentences including 滞

  • I have stayed in kyoto for three days.

  • The street is clogged with traffic.

  • I met her during my stay in mexico.

  • She made up her mind to stay with us for a while.

  • He is now staying in paris.

  • He stayed in new york for three weeks.

  • He stayed at the hotel for two days.

  • How long will you stay here?

  • He is to stay here for a fortnight.

  • How long will you stay here?

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