Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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

waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
coverThe radical wakanmuri is seen as a cover, but sometimes also considered to be a table. (Other covers are: , 亠 )
cloth, width巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

 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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