じゅう
渋
たい
滞

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. (traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock.
  2. delay, stagnation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゅう
渋
たい
滞
 渋滞 じゅうたい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

astringent, hesitate, reluctant
しぶ　ジュウ (Early High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
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)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
stagnate, be delayed, overdue
タイ　とどこお.る　テイ (Late Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sash, belt, obi
タイ　おび　お.びる (4th, N2)
thirty
セイ　セ　ソウ (Kentei 1)
thirty
ソウ　さんじゅう (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)