How to say 'Traffic' or 'Congestion' in Japanese | 渋滞

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The Japanese word for Traffic or Congestion is 'Juutai', written as 渋滞 in Japanese.'Traffic' or 'Congestion' in hiragana is じゅうたい.

word

渋滞

Meaning

Traffic, Congestion

Reading

じゅうたい

juutai

Kanji

渋Astringent, Not going smoothly 滞Stagnate

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '渋滞 (じゅうたい)' primarily refers to 'traffic' or 'congestion'. It is commonly used to describe situations where vehicles are moving slowly or are at a standstill due to heavy traffic. It can also be used metaphorically to describe delays or bottlenecks in processes or systems. For example: The traffic is terrible today「今日は渋滞がひどい」(きょうはじゅうたいがひどい). There is congestion on the highway「高速道路で渋滞している」(こうそくどうろでじゅうたいしている). The meeting was delayed due to congestion in the schedule「スケジュールの渋滞で会議が遅れた」(スケジュールのじゅうたいでかいぎがおくれた).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3967

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 渋滞

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

渋

Meaning

Astringent, Not going smoothly

kanji

滞

Meaning

Stagnate

Words Related to 渋滞 Through the Kanji 渋

This Word contains the Kanji 渋 as well.

word

渋い

Meaning

Astringent, Subdued

Words Related to 渋滞 Through the Kanji 滞

This Word contains the Kanji 滞 as well.

word

滞在

Meaning

Stay

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