ジュウタイ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
Pitch accent
ジュ
ウタイ
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
congestion caused by a traffic accident
alleviation of congestion (esp. traffic)
Examples (12 in total)
There's no traffic jam.
Luckily, there wasn't a traffic jam.
The roads are jammed with cars.
"Why were you late?" "Because I got stuck in traffic."
I think we'll make it in time if we don't get stuck in a traffic jam.
The street is clogged with traffic.
I got stuck in heavy traffic on the expressway.
We missed our plane because of the traffic jam.
If you leave now, I'm sure you'll be caught in a traffic jam.
We got up at dawn to avoid a traffic jam.
In spite of the heavy traffic, I managed to get to the airport in time.
There's a traffic jam ahead. Let's take an alternate route.