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What does 停滞 (ていたい, teitai) mean?

停滞 (ていたい, teitai) means stagnation, congestion.

Quick facts
Readingていたい
Romajiteitai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ていたい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonteitai

stagnation, congestion

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive stagnation; tie-up; standstill

Example sentences

  • The economic stagnation has been dragging on.

  • Traffic is stagnant and nothing can move.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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