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

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

Meanings

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

stagnation; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears

Covers physical stagnation (traffic, water), economic standstill, backlog of work, or delay in progress. Often used with する to mean 'to stagnate' or 'to be delayed'.

交こう渉しょうが停てい滞たいしている。
Negotiations are at a standstill.
仕し事ごとが停てい滞たいして、机つくえの上うえに書しょ類るいがたまっている。
Work has piled up, and papers are accumulating on my desk.
大おお雨あめの影えい響きょうで交こう通つうが停てい滞たいした。
Traffic came to a standstill due to heavy rain.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が停てい滞たいするfor something (the economy, traffic, work, etc.) to stagnate
景けい気きがここ数すう年ねん停てい滞たいしている。
The economy has been stagnant for the past few years.
停てい滞たいを打だ破はするto break through a stagnation or deadlock
新あたらしい政せい策さくで停てい滞たいを打だ破はしようとしている。
They are trying to break the stagnation with a new policy.
〈場ば所しょ〉で停てい滞たいが発はっ生せいするfor a backup or standstill to occur in a place
高こう速そく道どう路ろで車くるまの停てい滞たいが発はっ生せいしている。
There is a traffic backup on the expressway.

Kanji

停halt, stopping
滞stagnate, be delayed, overdue

Transitive / intransitive

停滞 can be used with both intransitive and transitive-like framing depending on context, but its typical grammatical use is intransitive (自動詞的): 交通が停滞する (traffic comes to a standstill) describes something happening on its own, while phrases like 停滞を解消する (to resolve the stagnation) treat 停滞 as a noun object acted upon by another verb rather than the noun itself being transitive.

Related words· 18

渋じゅう滞たいN3
渋滞 refers specifically to traffic congestion, while 停滞 covers any kind of stagnation, from traffic to economic activity.
低てい迷めいN1
低迷 describes a prolonged slump in performance or figures (economy, sales), while 停滞 is the broader term for any standstill or accumulation.
沈ちん滞たい
沈滞 emphasizes a listless, sluggish atmosphere or mood, whereas 停滞 more neutrally describes a halt in movement or progress.
遅ち延えん
遅延 is a straightforward delay, often for schedules or transport, while 停滞 implies a prolonged halt or backlog rather than just being late.

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足あし踏ぶみN1
停滞 is a formal, often economic term for stagnation, while 足踏み is a vivid everyday metaphor (like marking time in place) for progress that has stopped.
踊おどり場ば
停滞 is a formal, general word for stagnation or standstill, while 踊り場 is a more colloquial, image-based term used especially for economic or performance plateaus.
行いき詰づまり
停滞 describes a temporary stagnation or slowdown, while 行き詰まり implies a complete blockage with no clear way forward.
行いき詰づまるN1
停滞する is a formal word for stagnation, often used for economies or systems, whereas 行き詰まる is more everyday and can describe personal or project-level dead ends.
横よこばい
横ばい is a neutral description of a flat trend, whereas 停滞 implies stagnation with a negative connotation of being stuck.
伸のび悩なやむ
停滞する implies a complete halt or standstill, whereas 伸び悩む suggests slow or insufficient growth rather than a total stop.
遅おくれN1
停滞 emphasizes a stall or lack of progress, while 遅れ (in the sense of falling behind) focuses on being behind a pace or standard.
難なん航こうN1
停滞 emphasizes a general lack of progress or stagnation, while 難航 focuses on the specific difficulties causing that lack of progress.
鈍どん化か
停滞 means progress has stalled or stopped, whereas 鈍化 just means the pace or sharpness has slowed without necessarily halting.
頭あたま打うちN1
停滞 means general stagnation or lack of progress, while 頭打ち specifically implies growth reaching a peak and then stopping.
滞とどこおるN1
停滞する is a more formal, often used for economies or weather patterns that stop moving, while 滞る is broader and covers everyday tasks and payments too.
不ふ振しんN1
停滞 emphasizes a standstill or blockage in progress, whereas 不振 focuses on poor performance or low activity.
失しっ速そく
停滞 means stagnation or being stuck at a standstill, while 失速 suggests an active decline or loss of momentum.
閉へい塞そく
停滞 refers to a general stagnation or standstill (progress, air, traffic flow), while 閉塞 more specifically implies something being physically or structurally blocked.

Opposites· 9

進しん展てんN1
進展 means progress or development, the direct opposite of 停滞's sense of standstill or lack of movement.
進しん捗ちょく
停滞 means stagnation or a standstill, the opposite of 進捗, which describes forward movement or advancement on a task.
飛ひ躍やくN1
停滞 means stagnation or being stuck, the opposite of 飛躍's sense of dramatic progress or growth.

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流りゅう通つうN1
停滞 means stagnation or a halt in movement, the opposite of 流通's sense of goods, money, or air actively circulating.
流りゅう動どう
停滞 means stagnation or being stuck in place, the direct opposite of 流動's continuous flow or movement.
急きゅう展てん開かいN2
停滞 means stagnation or a lack of progress, the opposite of the rapid, dramatic movement implied by 急展開.
ダイナミズム
停滞 describes stagnation or a lack of movement, the opposite of the energetic, forceful quality named by ダイナミズム.
急きゅう成せい長ちょう
停滞 describes stagnation with no growth, contrasting with the fast expansion of 急成長.
進しん行こうN1
停滞 describes progress or growth stalling, contrasting with 進行's sense of steady advancement or worsening.

Don't confuse with

遅ち滞たい
遅滞 and 停滞 look and sound similar and both involve delay, but 遅滞 stresses tardiness in completing something on time, while 停滞 stresses a halted or backed-up state.
停てい止しN3
停滞 shares the kanji 停 with 停止 but means stagnation or congestion (e.g. traffic), not an outright stop.

Word family

停てい滞たい期き
plateau; stagnation period
停てい滞たい前ぜん線せん
stationary front
景けい気き停てい滞たい
economic slump; economic stagnation

Etymology

Compound of 停 (stop, halt) and 滞 (stagnate, be delayed). The combination naturally yields the meaning of coming to a stop and remaining in that state.