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Japanese word 遅い: late / slow. Meanings and example sentences.

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遅い (おそい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

遅い (おそい) means late / slow.

See example sentences below.

遅い at a glance

遅い
おそいosoi
N5adj
late / slow
遅いおそいosoiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 遅い

Core meaning

late / slow

Basic example sentences

Example 1

バスがおそいです。

Translation

The bus is late.

Example 2

あなたはおそいですよ。

Translation

You are slow.

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