Kanji
N1 13 strokes Grade 8 freq #1107

stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

stay; sojourn
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam
stagnation; tie-up
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears
arrears; (being) overdue
stagnation; inactivity
stagnation; standstill
delay; procrastination
staying in the air; remaining airborne
during a stay

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to stagnate; to be delayed
stagnation; hindrance

Example sentences

He went to London, where he stayed for a week.

During his seven years in Japan, he studied Japanese in earnest.

The street is clogged with traffic.

We missed our plane because of the traffic jam.