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[おそ()·]
osoi
i adjective

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[おそ()·]
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[おそ()·]
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English Meaning(s) for 遅い

i adjective
  1. slow; time-consuming; sluggish
  2. late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night
  3. later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual
  4. too late; having missed the boat
  5. dull; stupid

Definition and Synonyms for 遅い

Cretin a person of subnormal intelligence
Synonyms: あほ, こけ, ばか, おどけ, たわけ, ちょん, のろい, のろま, ジョン, チョン, おどける, とんちき, なまくら, べらぼう, ぼんくら, ぽんつく, おたんちん, あんぽんたん, おたんこなす, 二本棒, 低能, 低能者, 大愚, 愚人, 愚者, 戯け者, 抜く, 抜け, 抜ける, 痴人, 痴愚, 痴れ者, 白痴, 知恵遅れ, 空く, 空け, 空ける, うつけ者, たわけ者, 腑抜け, 腑抜ける, 薄ぼんやり, 薄鈍, 薄馬鹿, 表六玉, 遅い, , 鈍い, 開く, 開ける, 間抜け, 頓馬, 馬鹿者, 馬鹿野郎, 駑馬
Dull (of color) very low in saturation
Synonyms: のろい, なまくら, 遅い, , 鈍い
Late at an advanced age or stage
Synonyms: 遅い, 遅く
Bluntness without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い, 鈍す
Dark the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Synonyms: ナイト, , , 夜中, 夜中, 夜中, 夜分, 夜半, 夜間, 小夜, , 暮夜, 遅い
Night the time between sunset and midnight
Synonyms: ナイト, , , 夜分, 夜間, , 遅い
Night the period spent sleeping
Synonyms: ナイト, , , 夜分, 夜間, , 遅い
Eve the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
Synonyms: イブニング, 入相, , , 夕べ, 夕まぐれ, 夕刻, 夕方, 夕景, 夕暮れ, 大禍時, 彼は誰時, 日暮れ, , 晩方, 暮れ方, 暮れ暮れ, 灯点し頃, 薄暮れ, 逢魔が時, 遅い
Dull emitting or reflecting very little light
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Slow slow to learn or understand
Synonyms: あほ, ばか, とろい, のろい, のろま, なまくら, おたんちん, どんくさい, おたんこなす, 愚図, 愚純, 愚鈍, 痴鈍, 遅い, 遅鈍, , 鈍い, 間抜け, 頓馬, 魯鈍
Purblind lacking in insight or discernment
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Dull not having a sharp edge or point
Synonyms: のろい, なまくら, 遅い, , 鈍い, 鈍る
Blunt used of a knife or other blade
Synonyms: のろい, なまくら, 遅い, , 鈍い, 鈍る
Late being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
Synonyms: 遅い
Slow not moving quickly
Synonyms: とろい, のろい, のろま, スロー, スロー, なまくら, どんくさい, 遅い, , 鈍い, 鈍重
Slow at a slow tempo
Synonyms: スロー, スロー, 遅い
Lento (of tempo) slow
Synonyms: 遅い
Softened being or made softer or less loud or clear
Synonyms: のろい, 小さい, 弱める, 遅い, 鈍い
Obtuse of an angle
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Belated after the expected or usual time
Synonyms: 遅い
Dull not clear and resonant
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Obtuse (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Late later than usual or than expected
Synonyms: 遅い, 遅く, 遅れる
Late to an advanced time
Synonyms: 遅い, 遅く
Dully without liveliness
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Dull highly diluted
Synonyms: のろい, なまくら, 遅い, , 鈍い
Belated delayed
Synonyms: 遅い
Slow lacking intellectual acuity
Synonyms: あほ, ばか, とろい, のろい, のろま, なまくら, おたんちん, どんくさい, おたんこなす, 愚図, 愚純, 愚鈍, 痴鈍, 遅い, 遅鈍, , 鈍い, 間抜け, 頓馬, 魯鈍
Dull sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Slow taking a comparatively long time
Synonyms: とろい, のろい, のろま, スロー, スロー, なまくら, どんくさい, 遅い, , 鈍い, 鈍重
Obtuse between 90 and 180 degrees
Synonyms: のろい, 遅い, 鈍い
Blunt not sharp
Synonyms: のろい, なまくら, 遅い, , 鈍い, 鈍る

Meanings for each kanji in 遅い

» slow; late; back; later

Categories 遅い is a member of

Contour any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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Period an amount of time
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Simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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Daylight the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
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Conjugations for 遅い

Adjective stem
[おそ()]
oso
te-form
[おそ()··]
osokute
Negative te-form
[おそ()····]
osokunakute
Adverbial Form
[おそ()·]
osoku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[おそ()·]
osoi
Present Indicative Negative Form
[おそ()···]
osokunai
Past Indicative Form
[おそ()···]
osokatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[おそ()·····]
osokunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[おそ()···]
osokereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[おそ()·····]
osokunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[おそ()····]
osokunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[おそ()····]
osokattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[おそ()······]
osokunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[おそ()·]
ososa

Sample Sentences for 遅い

He is slow to decide, but he is quick to act.
He stayed up late last night.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Yesterday he came back late.
He practices playing the guitar far into the night.

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今日は学校に遅刻しました。朝起きるのが少し遅かったのでバス乗れませんでした。

#1 Posted by mikai97 about 11 months ago


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