Memory phrase for the character: 滞

滞

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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

TAI
todokōru

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: belt 帯 (A belt 一 with mountain-like applications 山 covering 冖 the cloth 巾 is a belt.)

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

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
冖 coverThe radical wakanmuri is seen as a cover, but sometimes also considered to be a table. (Other covers are: , 亠 )
巾 cloth, width巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".




 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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