交こう通つう渋じゅう滞たい

noun

traffic congestion; traffic jam

Standard term for heavy traffic or a traffic jam, used in news, daily conversation, and formal contexts.

• 朝あさのラッシュ時じはいつも交こう通つう渋じゅう滞たいがひどい。

  Traffic congestion is always bad during the morning rush hour.

• 事じ故こで高こう速そく道どう路ろに交こう通つう渋じゅう滞たいが発はっ生せいした。

  A traffic jam occurred on the expressway due to an accident.