滞る

• 読み: とどこおる
• ローマ字: todokooru
• 漢字の分解: 滞 (tai/todokooru) — to stagnate, to be in arrears, to be overdue
• 発音: /to.do.koː.ɾɯ/

意味

To stagnate; to be delayed; to fall behind; to be in arrears. Describes a flow, process, or obligation that has stopped moving or has not been fulfilled on time.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with the stem とどこお-, conjugating as とどこおら/とどこおり/とどこおる/とどこおれ/とどこおろ. Applied to stalled payments (支払いが滞る), delayed projects, impeded communication, or sluggish circulation. The image is of water that should flow but has become stuck. More literary than 遅れる (to be late) and often implies a systemic or chronic nature to the delay.

例文

1. ここ数ヶ月、家賃の支払いが滞っている入居者がいる。
2. 連絡が滞っていたが、ようやく先方から返信が届いた。
3. 血行が滞ると、手足の冷えや肩こりの原因となる。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, communication, medicine, project management

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese. The kanji 滞 combines 水 (water/liquid) with a phonetic component, conveying the image of water held back or stagnant.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal