Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 行い き 詰づ まりに 陥おちい る for something to fall into a deadlock
The negotiations fell into a deadlock.
行い き 詰づ まりを 打だ 開かい する to break through a deadlock
We broke through the deadlock with a new idea.
行い き 詰づ まりを 迎むか える to reach an impasse
The project reached an impasse due to lack of funds.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Related words 停滞 describes a temporary stagnation or slowdown, while 行き詰まり implies a complete blockage with no clear way forward.
膠着 is a more formal, often literary term for a deadlock (e.g. in negotiations or warfare), whereas 行き詰まり is the everyday word for the same idea.
頓挫 focuses on a plan suddenly failing or being derailed, while 行き詰まり describes an ongoing state of being stuck with no progress.
Written forms 行き詰まり Usage 92% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
行き詰り Usage 4% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
ゆきづまり Usage 2%
Alternate reading ゆきづまり ; rarely used. The common reading is いきづまり .
行詰り Usage 1% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
行詰まり
Etymology Compound of 行き (continuative form of 行く , 'to go') + 詰まり (continuative form of 詰まる , 'to be blocked'). Literally 'going becomes blocked'.
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