渋 滞(じゅうたい)

じゅうたい

noun

traffic jam, congestion

See also: 重体(じゅうたい) (critical condition)

1. traffic jam, congestion, delay

A situation where traffic or other movement is slowed or stopped due to high volume.

高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ)が渋滞(じゅうたい)している。

The highway is congested.

渋滞(じゅうたい)で会議(かいぎ)に遅(おく)れた。

I was late to the meeting because of traffic.

連休(れんきゅう)は渋滞(じゅうたい)がひどい。

Traffic is terrible during consecutive holidays.

渋滞(じゅうたい)する is used as a する-verb meaning "to be congested."

Common collocations

渋滞(じゅうたい)する (to be congested)
渋滞(じゅうたい)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる (to get caught in traffic)
交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい) (traffic congestion)
渋滞(じゅうたい)情報(じょうほう) (traffic information)
渋滞(じゅうたい)を避(さ)ける (to avoid traffic)
10キロの渋滞(じゅうたい) (10 km traffic backup)

Cultural note

Traffic jams (渋滞(じゅうたい)) are notorious during お盆(ぼん) (mid-August) and 年末(ねんまつ)年始(ねんし) (New Year period) in Japan.

Related Words

Related: 交通(こうつう) (traffic)

Synonym: 混雑(こんざつ) (congestion (general))

Related: 交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい) (traffic jam (formal))

Related: 交通規制(こうつうきせい) (traffic control)

Compare: 車線規制(しゃせんきせい) (lane restriction)

Compare: 混雑(こんざつ)する (to be crowded)

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Added 2026.1.12 9:56 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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