滞る

とどこおる · todokooru · JLPT N1 · noun

to stagnate

🚧 滞 = water (氵) + belt (帯): water held back by a band, so the flow stalls

Water blocked by a band stops moving, like traffic held up at a roadworks barrier. 滞る means progress is held back or delayed.

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