沈ちん滞たい

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沈滞する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	沈ちん滞たいする	沈ちん滞たいしない
Polite	沈ちん滞たいします	沈ちん滞たいしません
Past polite	沈ちん滞たいしました	沈ちん滞たいしませんでした
Past	沈ちん滞たいした	沈ちん滞たいしなかった
Te-form	沈ちん滞たいして	沈ちん滞たいしないで
Desire	沈ちん滞たいしたい	沈ちん滞たいしたくない
Potential	沈ちん滞たいできる	沈ちん滞たいできない
Passive	沈ちん滞たいされる	沈ちん滞たいされない
Causative	沈ちん滞たいさせる	沈ちん滞たいさせない
Causative passive	沈ちん滞たいさせられる	沈ちん滞たいさせられない
Volitional	沈ちん滞たいしよう
Polite volitional	沈ちん滞たいしましょう
Imperative	沈ちん滞たいしろ	沈ちん滞たいするな
Conditional	沈ちん滞たいすれば	沈ちん滞たいしなければ
Tara conditional	沈ちん滞たいしたら	沈ちん滞たいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

stagnation; inactivity; dullness

Describes a state where things are not moving forward, such as a sluggish economy, stagnant atmosphere, or lack of progress. Often used with する to mean 'become stagnant' or 'be in a slump'.

景けい気きの沈ちん滞たいが長なが引びいている。
The economic stagnation is prolonged.
会かい議ぎは沈ちん滞たいした雰ふん囲い気きだった。
The meeting had a stagnant atmosphere.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が沈ちん滞たいするfor something (an economy, mood, atmosphere) to become stagnant
景けい気きが沈ちん滞たいしている。
The economy is stagnant.
沈ちん滞たいした〈物もの〉a stagnant ~ (atmosphere, mood, economy)
会かい議ぎ室しつには沈ちん滞たいした空くう気きが漂ただよっていた。
A stagnant atmosphere hung over the meeting room.
沈ちん滞たいから抜ぬけ出だすto break out of a period of stagnation
会かい社しゃは長ながい沈ちん滞たいから抜ぬけ出だした。
The company broke out of its long stagnation.
〈物もの〉の沈ちん滞たいthe stagnation of ~ (an economy, market, etc.)
経けい済ざいの沈ちん滞たいが続つづいている。
The stagnation of the economy continues.

Kanji

沈sink, be submerged, subside
滞stagnate, be delayed, overdue

Related words

停てい滞たいN1
停滞 is more common and broadly used for physical or abstract stagnation, while 沈滞 often carries a heavier, more negative nuance of being bogged down or depressed.
低てい迷めいN1
低迷 typically describes prices, ratings, or performance hovering at a low level, while 沈滞 describes a broader lack of movement or vitality in a situation or atmosphere.
不ふ振しんN1
不振 focuses on poor results or performance (e.g. business, sales), whereas 沈滞 emphasizes prolonged lack of progress or energy over time.

Opposites

発はっ展てんN3
発展 means progress or development, the opposite of 沈滞's sense of stagnation and lack of forward movement.

Don't confuse with

沈ちん静せい
沈静 means to calm down or subside (often positively, like tension easing), while 沈滞 means to stagnate or become sluggish (usually negatively); the two share the kanji 沈 but differ in meaning.
沈ちん着ちゃく
沈滞 means stagnation or sluggishness (e.g., economic stagnation), which is easily confused with 沈着 due to the shared first kanji and similar sound, but the meanings differ completely.
沈ちん殿でんN1
沈滞 (stagnation, sluggishness, e.g. of an economy) sounds similar to 沈殿 but has nothing to do with particles settling in a liquid.

Word family

萎い靡び沈ちん滞たい
decline of energy and vigor; stagnation and loss of vitality

Etymology

Compound of 沈 (sink, submerge) and 滞 (stagnate, be delayed). The combination conveys a sense of sinking into inactivity.