停滞

teitai

noun★Intermediate💡 stagnation

general

A state of little or no progress, growth, or development; stagnation.

この会社は長い間、技術革新の停滞に苦しんでいる。

This company has been suffering from a long stagnation in technological innovation.

停滞する経済は、社会の不安を増大させる。

A stagnating economy increases social unrest.

💡

Often used in economic, social, or technological contexts to describe a lack of progress.

Collocations

経済の停滞economic stagnation技術革新の停滞stagnation in technological innovation成長の停滞stagnation in growth

a state of stagnation

a period of stagnation

Use '停滞' to describe long-term lack of progress, not temporary pauses.

In formal writing, pair with '状態' (state) or '期' (period) for clarity.

From Chinese characters '停' (stop) and '滞' (stagnation), combining to mean a state of being stuck or not progressing.

Commonly used in formal and informal contexts to describe economic, social, or technological stagnation. Avoid using for temporary pauses.

停

stop

root

滞

stagnation

root

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