Definition of 交通渋滞 (こうつうじゅうたい)

こうつうじゅうたい

交通渋滞

こうつうじゅうたい

koutsuujuutai

noun

•

traffic congestion, traffic jam, (traffic) deadlock

Related Kanji

交	mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
通	traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
渋	astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
滞	stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 34 results)

わたし

びょういん

い

とちゅう

、

こうつうじゅうたい

たおうじょう

I was held up on my way to the hospital in a traffic jam

わたし

くるま

つうきん

、

こうつうじゅうたい

まこ

はや

いえ

で

I go to the office by car, and I try to leave home as early as I can so that I can avoid the traffic jams

はいたつ

おく

こうつうじゅうたい

かんが

I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam

わたし

こうつうじゅうたい

おく

しゅじん

せつめい

I explained to the host that I had been delayed by a traffic jam

いま

、

こうつうじゅうたい

で

If you leave now, I'm sure you'll be caught in a traffic jam

こうつうじゅうたい

、

とうちゃく

到着

が

２

じかん

時間

おく

遅れて

しまった

A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours

こうつうじゅうたい

交通渋滞

の

ため

、

かれ

かのじょ

えき

みおく

As a result of a traffic jam, he wasn't able to see her off at the station

わたし

私たち

は

、

こうつうじゅうたい

。

２０

ふん

分

おく

遅れて

しまいました

We got stuck in a traffic jam, which made us twenty minutes late

わたし

こうつうじゅうたい

さ

ほうほう

し

We know how to get around traffic congestion

ちち

父

は

今朝

、

こうつうじゅうたい

しごと

おく

My father was late for work this morning because of a traffic jam

こうつうじゅうたい

わたし

かいごう

おく

Because of a traffic jam, we were late for the meeting

こうつうじゅうたい

けっか

、

わたし

おく

We were late as a result of the traffic jam

こうつうじゅうたい

交通渋滞

の

ため

、

わたし

私

は

おく

遅れました

I was late because of heavy traffic

こうつうじゅうたい

うご

We were stuck up in heavy traffic this morning

じこ

こうつうじゅうたい

ひお

The accident caused a traffic jam

かれ

こうつうじゅうたい

なんじかん

たおうじょう

They were stuck for hours in a traffic jam

こうつうじゅうたい

おく

、

いそ

急が

なければならなかった

We were delayed by traffic congestion, so we had to hurry

わたし

こうつうじゅうたい

おく

、

いそ

急が

なければならなかった

We were delayed by traffic congestion, so we had to hurry

きょうと

はんかがい

こうつうじゅうたい

There was an enormous traffic jam in downtown Kyoto

わたし

こうつうじゅうたい

さ

うらみち

とお

We took a back road to avoid the heavy traffic

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