stagnant pool; backwater
Refers to a still, deep area in a river where water collects and flows slowly. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
Fish were gathering in the stagnant pool of the river.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 淀.
The kanji 淀 and 澱 both convey the idea of sediment settling and water stagnating. The reading よど is native Japanese, and the exact derivation is uncertain.