Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “渋滞”

渋滞

じゅうたい

(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock

Example sentence

I was delayed by a traffic jam.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

渋
On
じゅう;しゅう
Kun
しぶ;しぶ.い;しぶ.る
Stroke count
11

・astringent

・hesitate

・reluctant

・have diarrhea

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
滞
On
たい;てい
Kun
とどこお.る
Stroke count
13

・stagnate

・be delayed

・overdue

・arrears

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Related words to 渋滞

3 related words

渋滞

じゅうたい

→

delay;stagnation

渋滞税

じゅうたいぜい

→

congestion charge

渋滞緩和

じゅうたいかんわ

→

alleviation of congestion (esp. traffic)