Word
遅い
おそい
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CommonJLPT N5
Meanings
- I-adjective
slow
- I-adjective
late
- I-adjective
too late
In Spanish
tarde; lento; lerdo; corto de mente; obtuso; lento; tardo; ganso; cachazudo; pánfilo
- Other forms
- 鈍い、晩い、遲い
- Other readings
- おっそい、おそーい、おっそーい、おせー、おっせー、おっせぇ、おっせえ
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
遅くなっても何もないよりはまし。
Better late than never.
Más vale tarde que nunca.
Tatoeba #126737(opens in a new tab)そういうわけで遅くなったのです。
That's why I was late.
Tatoeba #213942(opens in a new tab)