# 滞 — stagnate; stay

滞 means “stagnate; stay”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: タイ (tai). Kun'yomi: とどこお(る) (todokooru). You'll see it in words such as 滞り (todokoori, “stagnation; hindrance”).

- Meaning: stagnate; stay
- On'yomi: タイ (tai)
- Kun'yomi: とどこお(る) (todokooru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 1

## How to remember 滞

Sounds like 帯: both read タイ.

Parts: 氵 water · 帯 belt

## Words with 滞

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 滞り | とどこおり (todokoori) | stagnation; hindrance |
| 滞る | とどこおる (todokooru) | to stagnate; to be delayed |

## More in the “Time 1” set

[紀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/era/) · [既](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/already/) · [滞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stagnate/) · [暫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/for-a-while/) · [旬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ten-day-period/) · [即](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/instant/) · [瞬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blink/)

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