noun

  1. stagnation, deposit, sediment, backwater.
  2. faltering, hesitation, pause.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
淀み よどみ
よどみ
 
澱み よどみ
よどみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pool, eddy
よど.む テン (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
determine, fix, establish
テイ ジョウ さだ.める (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)