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遅い (おそい): slow; (to be) late — Japanese vocabulary

遅い is read おそい and means "slow; (to be) late". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

遅い

Reading
おそい · osoi
Translation
slow; (to be) late
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
おそいがおそいが

Example

バスが遅いです。

バスがおそいです。

The bus is late.

Kanji in this word

  • 遅 — late, slow

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