Japanese symbol for “stagnation”
停滞
ていたい
Romaji: teitai
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion
In Japanese, stagnation is 停滞, read ていたい (teitai).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stagnation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不振 | ふしん fushin | dullness; slump; stagnation |
| 沈滞 | ちんたい chintai | stagnation; inactivity |
| 滞留 | たいりゅう tairyuu | stagnation; standstill; accumulation |
| 滞り | とどこおり todokoori | stagnation; hindrance; delay |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | delay; stagnation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
| 停電 | ていでん teiden | power outage; power failure; power cut |
| 調停 | ちょうてい choutei | mediation; arbitration; intervention |
| 停車 | ていしゃ teisha | stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop |
| 停戦 | ていせん teisen | armistice; ceasefire |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock |
| 滞納 | たいのう tainou | falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stagnation”.
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.