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What does 遅い (おそい, osoi) mean?

遅い (おそい, osoi) means slow; late.

Quick facts
Readingおそい
Romajiosoi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おそい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosoi

slow; late

GenkiGenki 10
  1. 1i-adjective slow
  2. 2i-adjective late
  3. 3i-adjective too late

Example sentences

  • This bus is slow.

  • I'm going home late today.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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