🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

渋滞

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jūtai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
congestion/kənˈdʒɛstʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"高速道路でひどい渋滞に巻き込まれた。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being crowded and full of traffic, or of people or things, blocking movement.

    "The new bridge should help relieve traffic congestion in the city center."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Latin congestio(n-), from the verb congerere 'heap up' (from con- 'together' + gerere 'bring').

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