滞
stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears
Readings
On'yomi
- タイ
- テイ
Kun'yomi
- とどこお.る
Meaning
滞 centers on something that should be moving or progressing but is instead stuck: water that stagnates, a schedule that is delayed, payments that are overdue, or tasks that fall into arrears.
Most common words using 滞
20 of 66- 滞在たいざいN3
stay; sojourn
- 渋滞じゅうたいN3
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock
- 停滞ていたいN1
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears
- 滞納たいのうN1
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
- 滞るとどこおるN1
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone
- 延滞えんたいN1
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
- 滞りとどこおり
stagnation; hindrance; delay
- 遅滞ちたい
delay; procrastination
- 滞留たいりゅう
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; pile-up
- 滞空たいくう
staying in the air; remaining airborne
- 沈滞ちんたい
stagnation; inactivity
- 滞在中たいざいちゅう
during a stay
- うっ滞うったい
congestion; stagnation; stasis
- 不法滞在ふほうたいざい
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
- 不法滞在者ふほうたいざいしゃ
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
- 事故渋滞じこじゅうたい
congestion caused by a traffic accident
- 交通渋滞こうつうじゅうたい
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
- 停滞前線ていたいぜんせん
stationary weather front
- 停滞期ていたいき
plateau (e.g. in weight loss); (period of) stagnation
- 凝滞ぎょうたい
delay
Study
Etymology
滞 combines 氵 (water) with 带, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something long and continuous. The compound suggests water that is not flowing freely, hence stagnation.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 beside a long belt-like shape 带: imagine a river that has become tangled like a belt, unable to flow, so it stagnates and everything is delayed.
Reading mnemonic
For タイ, picture a tie (ネクタイ) caught in a stagnant pond: tie -> タイ, and the water is stuck.