停滞

ていたい

stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention

What does 停滞 mean?

停滞 is a Japanese noun meaning stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention in English. It is written as 停滞 in kanji, ていたい in hiragana, and teitai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その船は海岸を少し離れて停滞していた。

The ship stopped a little way off the shore.