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Japanese word 渋滞: traffic jam / delay. Meanings and example sentences.

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渋滞 (じゅうたい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

渋滞 (じゅうたい) means traffic jam / delay.

See example sentences below.

渋滞 at a glance

渋滞
じゅうたいjuutai
N3noun
traffic jam / delay
渋滞じゅうたいjuutaiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 渋滞

Core meaning

traffic jam / delay

Basic example sentences

Example 1

朝の渋滞で遅刻しました。

Translation

I was late because of the morning traffic jam.

Example 2

事故で渋滞がひどいです。

Translation

The congestion is bad due to the accident.

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