遅い – vocab dash

遅おそい

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Meanings

I-adjective

1. slow (occ. written as 鈍い)

2. late (occ. written as 晩い)

3. too late (usu. as もう〜 or もはや〜; occ. written as 晩い)

Kanji used

Pitch accent

おそい

Examples216

彼かの女じょは走はしるのが遅おそい。

She is a slow runner.

ジムの父ちちはいつも帰き宅たくが遅おそい。

Jim's father always comes home late.

もう遅おそいので・・・。

It's getting late, so we'd better get going.

彼かれはいつも仕し事ごとが遅おそい。

He is always behind time with his work.

今年ことしは春はるが来くるのが遅おそい。

Spring is slow in coming this year.

今年ことしは夏なつが来くるのが遅おそい。

Summer is slow in coming this year.