Japanese symbol for “stagnate”
滞る
とどこおる
Romaji: todokooru
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone
In Japanese, stagnate is 滞る, read とどこおる (todokooru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vi to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone
- v5r, vi to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stagnate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淀む | よどむ yodomu | to stagnate |
| 瀞む | とろむ toromu | to stagnate; to become still |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation; tie-up; standstill |
| 滞納 | たいのう tainou | falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment |
| 延滞 | えんたい entai | arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment) |
| 遅滞 | ちたい chitai | delay; procrastination |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stagnate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.