交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)

こうつうじゅうたい
noun
traffic jam, traffic congestion
1. traffic jam, traffic congestion
A condition where vehicles on a road are moving very slowly or not at all due to heavy traffic volume, accidents, or road work.
交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)で遅刻(ちこく)した。
I was late because of a traffic jam.
連休(れんきゅう)はいつも交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)がひどい。
Traffic congestion is always terrible during long weekends.
事故(じこ)の影響(えいきょう)で高速道路(こうそくどうろ)に交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)が発生(はっせい)している。
Traffic congestion has occurred on the highway due to an accident.

交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい) is composed of 交通(こうつう) (traffic) + 渋滞(じゅうたい) (congestion, stagnation).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)が発生(はっせい)する: traffic congestion occurs
  • 交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる: to get caught in a traffic jam
  • 交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)を避(さ)ける: to avoid traffic congestion
  • 交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい)情報(じょうほう): traffic congestion information

USAGE: In casual speech, 渋滞(じゅうたい) alone is more common. The full form 交通渋滞(こうつうじゅうたい) is used in news reports, official announcements, and more formal contexts.

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Added 2026.3.11 19:32
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