Keyword
slow
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1148
Old form
Readings
おそ
(55%)
おく
(35%)
(9%)
Composed of
corpse with a flag
sheep
road
Used in vocabulary (150 in total)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
being too late; losing one's final chance
late; slowly
late at night; at a late hour
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be too late; to be too slow
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to get a late start
to be slow in saying
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
delay; latency
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
slow; lagging; tardy
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
belatedly; tardily
it's already too late
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to be late; to be unpunctual
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
delay; procrastination
to be too late; to be too slow
delayed effect
to be slow-footed
it's already too late
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
to be too late (to be of use)
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
impatiently; eagerly
late-arriving person
perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
to swing late (at a ball)
to start slowly; to lag behind
hesitation; vacillation
dullness; stupidity
sowing late; doing late
speed; progress
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
person who is always late
mental retardation
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
writing slowly
late ejaculation; impotence
belated; eleventh-hour
delay in rationing
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
at the latest
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
belated; eleventh-hour
late start (at work); late shift
report of late arrival; tardy slip
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
to be (too) late getting married
starting late or behind schedule
being born after April 1 (school entrance date)
shilly-shally; hesitation; indecision; vacillation
late-blooming cherry blossom
sowing late; doing late
long spring day
late spring frost
certificate of lateness (issued by a railroad company, etc.)
late-onset (usu. disease, etc.); delayed onset; tardive
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
slow reading
slow; lagging; tardy
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
to let a chance to do something slip through one's fingers
late payment interest; interest on late payments; default interest; interest on overdue accounts; penalty interest
long and balmy (of a spring day)
low delay; low latency
report of late arrival; tardy slip
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
delay in payment
late closing
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside; retirement house
late arrival
belatedly; tardily
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
long and balmy (of a spring day)
living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside; retirement house
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
slow-acting fertilizer; slow-acting fertiliser
delayed mental development; cognitive delay; late-developing intelligence; hindsight; wisdom after the event
delayed mental development; cognitive delay; late-developing intelligence; hindsight; wisdom after the event
to fall behind the times
better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
late registration; delayed registration
(cell) encapsulation delay
cell delay variation; CDV
transmission path delay; one-way propagation time
hours (of work) missed by arriving late or leaving early
delayed onset muscle soreness; DOMS
late spring; spring that comes late
slow response (to e-mail, etc.)
rice from a late harvest; late rice
late delivery; delayed delivery; late notification
delay in performance; procrastination of execution
entering elementary school a year later than others
entering elementary school a year later than others
Examples (200 in total)
He is always late.
That's why I was late.
Is that why you were late?