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How do you say "crowded" in Japanese?
混雑している
konzatsu shiteiru
In Japanese, "crowded" is 混雑している (konzatsu shiteiru).
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Pronunciation
Kon-za-tsu-shi-tei-ru, six syllables, said briskly, with 'kon' rhyming with the English word 'cone'.
Writing and usage
混雑している is written using kanji. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
列車はとても混んでいました。
ressha hatotemo kon deimashita.
The train was very crowded.
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How to remember 混雑している
Konzatsu sounds like 'con, zap, sue' — a chaotic, packed crowd, con artists zapping through, everyone bumping everyone.
Related words
- ancient 古代 kodai
- modern モダンな modan na
- traditional 伝統的な dentouteki na
- modernized 近代化された kindaika sareta
- stingy ケチ kechi
- humble 謙虚 kenkyo
- arrogant 傲慢だ gouman da
- flexible 柔軟な juunanna
- rigid 硬い katai
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Questions about 混雑している
How do you pronounce 混雑している?
Kon-za-tsu-shi-tei-ru, six syllables, said briskly, with 'kon' rhyming with the English word 'cone'.
Is 混雑している formal or casual?
混雑している is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 混雑している written in Japanese?
混雑している is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as konzatsu shiteiru.
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