N5i-adjective

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遅いおそい

osoi

slow; (to be) late

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Example sentence

遅すぎる。

Too late.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 遅い

slow, late, back, later

Sentences with 遅い

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
遅れる	N4	おくれる	おくれるto (be) become late
遅れ	N3	おくれ	おくれdelay, lag
遅刻	N3	ちこく	ちこくlateness, late coming
手遅れ	N1	ておくれ	ておくれtoo late, belated (treatment)
遅くとも	N1	おそくとも	おそくともat the latest
遅らす	N1	おくらす	おくらすto retard, to delay

More Attributes & Adjectives words

Word	Reading	Meaning
いい	いい	いいgood
多い	おおい	おおいmany; there are a lot
悪い	わるい	わるいbad, sinful; inferior
高い	たかい	たかいtall, high; expensive
強い	つよい	つよいstrong, powerful
大きな	おおきな	おおきなbig, large (pre-noun adjectival)
面白い	おもしろい	おもしろいinteresting, amusing
難しい	むずかしい	むずかしいdifficult

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