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沈滞 (ちんたい, chintai) Japanese meaning: stagnation | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation 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
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けい
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沈ちん
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The economic stagnation is prolonged.
The meeting had a stagnant atmosphere.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 沈ちん 滞たい する for something (an economy, mood, atmosphere) to become stagnant
沈ちん 滞たい した 〈 物もの 〉 a stagnant ~ (atmosphere, mood, economy)
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
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.)
The stagnation of the economy continues.
Kanji 沈 sink, be submerged, subside 滞 stagnate, be delayed, overdue Related words 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.
不振 focuses on poor results or performance (e.g. business, sales), whereas 沈滞 emphasizes prolonged lack of progress or energy over time.
Don't confuse with 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.
沈滞 (stagnation, sluggishness, e.g. of an economy) sounds similar to 沈殿 but has nothing to do with particles settling in a liquid.
Etymology Compound of 沈 (sink, submerge) and 滞 (stagnate, be delayed). The combination conveys a sense of sinking into inactivity.
