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A5 う-verb (む), Intransitive verb

澱(よど)むto stagnate, to be stagnant, to settle, to deposit, to be sedimented, to be precipitated, to hesitate, to be sluggish, to stammer, to stumble, to falter

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    1. う-verb (む), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to stagnate

        Usually written using kana alone

      2. 2.

        to settle (at the bottom), to deposit, to be sedimented

        Usually written using kana alone

      3. 3.

        to become sluggish, to become dull, to become stale

        Usually written using kana alone

      4. 4.

        to be delayed, to hesitate, to falter, to stammer, to stumble

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    淀む 【よどむ】、澱む 【よどむ】

    Details

      • よ

      • ど

      • む

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    Examples

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    • 長(た)い間(ま)放置(ほうち)された水(みず)が澱(おり)んでいる。

      The water that has been left for a long time is stagnant.

      • 感情(かんじょう)が澱(おり)んでいる時(とき)は前向(まえむ)きな思考(しこう)が出来(でき)ません。

        When emotions are stagnant, it's hard to think positively.

        • 不安(ふあん)な気持(きも)ちが澱(おり)んでいて、新(あたら)しいことに挑戦(ちょうせん)できない。

          With feelings of anxiety stagnating, I can't challenge new things.

          • 雨水(あまみず)が溜(た)まっている場所(ばしょ)では、泥(どろ)やゴミが澱(おり)んでしまいます。

            In places where rainwater accumulates, mud and debris settle.

            • 彼(かれ)の視線(しせん)は思(おも)い出(で)に澱(おり)んでいるようで、まるでここにいないみたいだ。

              His gaze seems clouded with memories, as if he's not really here.

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