Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 滞


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Meaning

stay, sojourn, stagnate, stop, be delayed, slack

Pronunciation

TAI
todokōru

Explanation

Left: water , right: belt (A belt with mountain-like applications covering the cloth is a belt.)

Mnemonic

(Build a dike at the river banks:) The water within the 'belt' is staying / sojourning.

Radicals

water(The radical sanzui is a short form of water )
cover(The radical wakanmuri is seen as a cover, but sometines also considered to be a table. (Other covers are: , ))
width( [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".)
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Vocabulary

停滞 ていたい stagnation, congestion, retention, accumulation
渋滞 じゅうたい congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation
滞る とどこおる to stagnate, to be delayed
滞在 たいざい stay, sojourn
滞納 たいのう non-payment, default

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