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滞り (とどこおり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
stagnation ; hindrance ; delay
Refers to a state where progress is blocked or slowed, often used for processes, payments, or procedures. Common in phrases like 滞りなく (without a hitch) and 滞りが生じる (a delay occurs).
会かい
議ぎ
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終しゅう
了りょう
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The meeting concluded without any hindrance.
Written forms 滞とどこお り Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in formal and written contexts.
とどこおり Usage 3%
Kana spelling used for clarity or in less formal writing.
Kanji 滞 stagnate, be delayed, overdue Similar words 遅ち 延えん 遅延 is a more formal term for delay, often used in technical or business contexts, while 滞り implies a blockage or stagnation in a process.
停てい 滞たい 停滞 emphasizes a standstill or stagnation, often in economic or physical flow, whereas 滞り can refer to any kind of hindrance or delay in proceedings.
Etymology Derived from the verb 滞る (とどこおる, 'to stagnate, to be delayed'), which is a compound of 滞 (stagnate) and おる (an old verb meaning 'to be'). The noun form 滞り nominalizes the verb stem.
