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:

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))
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Added 2026.1.12 9:56 · Revised 2026.5.25 5:11
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