JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 滞: "stagnate, be delayed, overdue"
The kanji 滞 means "stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タイ, テイ in on'yomi and とどこお.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タイテイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とどこお.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1107 of 2,501 |
Common words with 滞
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 滞在stay; sojourn
- 停滞stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion
- 滞るto stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone · to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
- 滞りstagnation; hindrance; delay
- 渋滞(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock · delay; stagnation
- 滞在中during a stay
- 滞空staying in the air; remaining airborne
- 滞留stagnation; standstill; accumulation; pile-up · stay; sojourn
- 長期滞在long-term stay
- 遅滞delay; procrastination
- 滞在期間length of one's stay
- 滞納falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default
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