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    3. 淀む

    淀む

    淀よどむ​

    to stagnate

    KMT8CoreVerb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    澱む

    よどむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to stagnate
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to settle (at the bottom), to deposit, to be sedimented
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    to become sluggish, to become dull, to become stale
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    to be delayed, to hesitate, to falter, to stammer, to stumble
    word usually written using kana alone

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    川かわの水みずが淀よどんでいる。

    The river water is stagnant.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは途と中ちゅうで淀よどんだ。

    His words faltered midway.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    湖みずうみの底そこには泥どろが淀よどんでいる。

    Mud has settled at the bottom of the lake.

    KMT8Nature & Environment
    湿しっ気けの多おおい場ば所しょでは空くう気きが淀よどみがちだ。

    The air tends to stagnate in humid places.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    議ぎ論ろんが淀よどんでしまい、会かい議ぎはなかなか進すすまなかった。

    The discussion stagnated, and the meeting didn't progress easily.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    淀
    よど.む…(2)
    pool・eddy
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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