stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears
On'yomi (音読み)
- タイ
- テイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とどこお.る
About this kanji
The kanji 滞 (たい) primarily means to stagnate or be delayed. It is often used in nouns and can also function as a verb, commonly seen in contexts involving delays or overdue situations. For example, the word 渋滞 (じゅうたい) refers to traffic congestion, while 滞在 (たいざい) means stay, as in staying somewhere temporarily. Another compound, 延滞 (えんたい), indicates debts or payments that are overdue. A note to remember is that this kanji conveys the idea of something being stuck or not progressing as it should, often relating to time or flow.
Example sentences
交通が滞っている。
Traffic is congested.
Meanings across languages
- English
- stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears
- Tiếng Việt
- kẹt lại
- 日本語
- 滞る
- 한국어
- 체류
- 中文
- 滞
- id
- tersendat
- th
- หยุดนิ่ง
- es
- estancarse
- fr
- stagner
- de
- stagnieren
- pt
- estagnar
Common compounds
- 渋滞じゅうたい(traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock
- 滞在たいざいstay, sojourn
- 延滞えんたいarrears, (being) overdue, delay (e.g. in payment)
- 滞納たいのうfalling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment
- 停滞ていたいstagnation, tie-up, standstill
- 沈滞ちんたいstagnation, inactivity
- 滞在中たいざいちゅうduring a stay
- 滞るとどこおるto stagnate, to be delayed, to be left undone
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