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遅い
おそい
N5
i-adjective
Meanings
1
slow
2
(to be) late
3
late
4
too late
Example sentence
もう遅いですから、帰りましょう。
もう おそいですから、かえりましょう。
It's already late, so let's go home.
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Kanji in this word
遅
Slow, Late, Back
12 strokes
More words with
遅
遅れ
おくれ ·
delay
N3
遅らす
おくらす ·
to retard
N1
手遅れ
ておくれ ·
being (too)
N1
遅刻
ちこく ·
lateness
N3
遅延
ちえん ·
delay
Full entry on Jisho
出遅れる
でおくれる ·
to get a late start
遅々
ちち ·
slow
遅れる
おくれる ·
to (be) become late
N4
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