遅い – Vocabulary details

遅おそい

Meanings

Adjective (い)

1. slow

occ. written as 鈍い

皆みなさん、動うごきが遅おそいですよ。Everyone, you're moving too slowly.

2. late

occ. written as 晩い

ずいぶん遅おそい到とう着ちゃくですな。That is quite a late arrival.

3. too late

usu. as もう〜 or もはや〜; occ. written as 晩い

しかし何なにを言いっても思おもっても、もう遅おそかった。However, no matter what I said or thought, it was already too late.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

遅

slow

Pitch accent

お

そい

お

そ

い

Used in: 6332

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

足あしが遅おそい

to be slow-footed

足あしの遅おそい

slow-footed

頭あたまの回かい転てんが遅おそい

slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake

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Examples (118 in total)

もう遅おそいわよ。

It's late.

急いそいで。遅おそいぞ。

Hurry up. It's late.

でも、今いまからでも遅おそくないわ。

But it's not too late, even starting now.