雑ざっ踏とう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd

Most often refers to the busy, crowded state of a place, especially with many people moving about. Common in phrases such as 雑踏の中 and 雑踏を避ける.

• 雑ざっ踏とうの中なかで友ゆう人じんを見み失うしなった。

  I lost sight of my friend in the crowd.

• 夕ゆう方がたの駅えき前まえは雑ざっ踏とうで歩あるきにくい。

  The area in front of the station is hard to walk through in the evening bustle.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

be crowded; be congested; traffic congestion

As 雑踏する or 雑踏している, describes a street, area, or route being crowded or congested. For a specific traffic jam, 渋滞 is usually the more direct everyday word.

• 年ねん末まつの商しょう店てん街がいは買かい物もの客きゃくで雑ざっ踏とうしていた。

  The shopping street was crowded with shoppers at the end of the year.

• 駅えき前まえの道どう路ろは車くるまと人ひとで雑ざっ踏とうしていた。

  The road in front of the station was congested with cars and people.