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stagnate
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. stagnateRtK
  2. arrears
  3. be delayed
  4. overdue
  1. stay
  2. sojourn

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · sash · buckle · apron · crown (冖) · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 445

Compound words

渋滞じゅうたい
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
延滞えんたい
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
滞在たいざい
stay; sojourn
滞納たいのう
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
遅滞ちたい
delay; procrastination
沈滞ちんたい
stagnation; inactivity
停滞ていたい
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay
滞在中たいざいちゅう
during a stay
凝滞ぎょうたい
delay
滞りとどこおり
stagnation
滞るとどこおる
to stagnate
渋滞税じゅうたいぜい
congestion charge
滞在国たいざいこく
country one is staying in
滞納者たいのうしゃ
non-payer
萎靡沈滞いびちんたい
decline of energy and vigour (vigor)
渋滞緩和じゅうたいかんわ
alleviation of congestion
滞在するたいざいする
stay
停滞するていたいする
to stagnate

Additional Examples

彼は日本滞在中、町から町へと訪ね歩いた。
He went about from town to town while he was in Japan.tatoeba
彼は日本語を習得するという目的でここに滞在している。
He is staying here with a view to learning Japanese.tatoeba
彼は日本に長く滞在すればするほど、日本語がうまくなっています。
The longer he stays in Japan, the better his Japanese gets.tatoeba
彼は当地に二週間滞在する予定です。
He's to stay here for a fortnight.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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