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渋滞 (じゅうたい): traffic jam — Japanese vocabulary

渋滞 is read じゅうたい and means "traffic jam". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

渋滞

Reading
じゅうたい · juutai
Translation
traffic jam
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
じゅうたいが

Example

渋滞で遅れました。

じゅうたいでおくれました。

I was delayed by a traffic jam.

Kanji in this word

  • 渋 — astringent
  • 滞 — stagnate, remain

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