滞在|たいざいtaizai[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstay; sojourn
    いまおじの家いえに滞在たいざいしています。↗
    I'm now staying at my uncle's.
Conjugation
Dictionary form滞在する(たいざいする)
Polite (masu)滞在します(たいざいします)
Negative (nai)滞在しない(たいざいしない)
polite (masen)滞在しません(たいざいしません)
classical zu / nu滞在せず・滞在せぬ(たいざいせず・たいざいせぬ)
Past (ta)滞在した(たいざいした)
polite (mashita)滞在しました(たいざいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)滞在しなかった(たいざいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)滞在しませんでした(たいざいしませんでした)
Te form滞在して(たいざいして)
Potential滞在できる(たいざいできる)
Passive滞在される(たいざいされる)
Causative滞在させる(たいざいさせる)
Causative passive滞在させられる(たいざいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)滞在すれば(たいざいすれば)
tara滞在したら(たいざいしたら)
Volitional滞在しよう(たいざいしよう)
polite (mashou)滞在しましょう(たいざいしましょう)
Imperative滞在しろ(たいざいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym在留ざいりゅうFormalFormal word for residing in a country, as in 「在留資格」 and 「在留邦人」; mostly used in legal and administrative contexts.
  • SynonymステイNeutralLoanword, mostly in compounds like 「ホームステイ」 and 「ステイホーム」; rarely used on its own. Neutral register.
  • Synonym逗留とうりゅうWrittenWritten word for a short stay somewhere during a trip, as in 「温泉に逗留する」; more formal than 「滞在」.
  • Related駐在ちゅうざいNeutralRefers to being stationed somewhere on official duty, as in 「海外駐在員」; carries the nuance of a work posting.
  • Related寄留きりゅうWrittenWritten word for leaving one's home region to live elsewhere; rarely used in modern Japanese.
  • Antonym出発しゅっぱつNeutralDeparture or leaving; the opposite of 「滞在」, which is staying in a place.

Use 「滞在」 for a temporary stay away from home. For living in a foreign country say 「在留」, for a work posting 「駐在」, for a short stay while traveling 「逗留」, and use 「ステイ」 in compounds.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. よそに行いって一定いっていの期間きかんそこに留とまること。
Kanji in this word
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