こうつうじゅうたい
Meanings
Noun
1. Verkehrsstau; Verkehrsstauung; Verkehrsstockung
Kanji used
mingle
pass through
bitter
stay in one place
Pitch accent
うつうじゅ
うたい
うつうじゅうたい
Composed of
verkehren; Kontakt haben; Verkehr (von Personen, Waren und Nachrichten); Transport; Personenverkehr; Personentransport
stocken; sich verzögern; sich stauen; Stockung; Verzögerung; Stauung
Examples (13 in total)
I was caught in a traffic jam.
We met a traffic jam on the way.
The traffic jam lasted one hour.
She was late because of the heavy traffic.
The accident caused a traffic jam.
They were stuck for hours in a traffic jam.
We know how to get around traffic congestion.
If you had left a little earlier, you would have avoided the heavy traffic.
My father was late for work this morning because of a traffic jam.
I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam.
We took a back road to avoid the heavy traffic.
A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
Nowadays, commuters take traffic jams for granted.