ぐず
guzu
Dullard, indecisive person
In real sentences
サックスでジャズを演奏します。
さっくすでじゃずをえんそうします。
I play jazz on the saxophone.
Nihoner sentence bank
サックスでジャズを吹きます。
さっくすでじゃずをふきます。
I play jazz on the saxophone.
Nihoner sentence bank
この辺りは熊が出ると聞いたので、食料は必ずクーラーボックスに入れておいてください。
このあたりはくまがでるときいたので、しょくりょうはかならずくーらーぼっくすにいれておいてください。
I heard that bears appear around here, so please always store food in the cooler.
Nihoner sentence bank
Other forms and spellings
くすクスくずクズグズぐすUsed in casual or slightly mocking speech to call someone slow, indecisive, or inefficient in completing tasks.
あいつは本当にぐずだね。
Aitsu wa hontō ni guzu da ne.
He's really a dullard, isn't he?
ぐずだから、待ち合わせにいつも遅れる。
Guzu dakara, machiawase ni itsumo okureru.
Because he's so indecisive, he's always late for meetings.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'のろま' (noroma), which also means slowpoke, but 'ぐず' emphasizes indecisiveness rather than just physical slowness.
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