Word Meaning 渋滞

じゅうたい juutai

渋滞 is read as じゅうたい (juutai) and means delay.

Meaning

English

  1. delay
  2. stagnation
  3. (traffic) congestion
  4. traffic jam
  5. gridlock

Reading

Kana

じゅうたい

Romaji

juutai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 5205 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

渋滞緩和

じゅうたいかんわ

alleviation of congestion (esp. traffic)

渋滞税

じゅうたいぜい

congestion charge

交通渋滞

こうつうじゅうたい

traffic congestion

事故渋滞

じこじゅうたい

congestion caused by a traffic accident

大渋滞

だいじゅうたい

huge (traffic) congestion

渋面

じゅうめん

grimace

渋い

しぶい

stingy

渋る

しぶる

to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool

渋々

しぶしぶ

reluctantly

渋谷

しぶや

Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo)

渋り腹

しぶりばら

bowel pains

渋柿

しぶがき

astringent persimmon

Example Sentences

10

みちがじゅうたいしていて、ばすがおくれた。

The road was congested, so the bus was late.

There's no traffic jam.

I was delayed by a traffic jam.

Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting.

I was caught in traffic.

The roads are jammed with cars.

The traffic jam lasted one hour.

The motorway is snarled up.

I was caught in traffic.

We met a traffic jam on the way.