表層形
遅ー
オソー
形容詞
遅ー (オソー)
Osoi · おそー — slow, time-consuming, sluggish; late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night; later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual
Other ways to say “slow” in Japanese →
遅ー in rōmaji: osoi.
形容詞
一般
*
*
📝 遅い 🔤 形容詞 📐 語幹-一般
Updated: 2026年8月12日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
遅ー
|
|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
遅い
|
| 読み (Reading) |
オソー
|
| 品詞 (POS) |
形容詞・一般・*・*
|
| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
形容詞
|
| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
語幹-一般
|
| 表記 (Orthography) |
遅ー
|
| 読み・基本形 |
オソーイ
|
| 表記・基本形 |
遅ーい
|
| 見出し語の読み |
オソイ
|
💡 English Meaning
遅ー means “slow, time-consuming, sluggish; late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night; later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual” — full definition & examples →
⭐ Dictionary Form
🔗 Other Forms of 遅ーい
🃏 Flashcard — Test Yourself
Can you read this?
遅ー
👆 Tap to reveal reading & info
Reading & Info
オソー
Lemma: 遅い
形容詞一般**
👆 Tap to flip back
⚡ 形容詞 (I-adjective) Inflections
| 丁寧形 (Polite) |
遅いです
|
| 否定形 (Negative) |
遅くない
|
| 過去形 (Past) |
遅かった
|
| て形 (Te-form) |
遅くて
|
| 副詞形 (Adverbial) |
遅く
|
| 仮定形 (Conditional) |
遅ければ
|
💡
Did you know · 形容詞
形容詞 (i-adjectives) end in い and conjugate directly. They can act as predicates or modify nouns directly without a particle.
🔍 Explore More Words
🔗 More 形容詞 entries you might like
❓ About this entry
What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (遅ー) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (遅い) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
What does the reading (pron) field mean? ▼
The reading shows the pronunciation in hiragana or katakana as recorded by UniDic. For kanji entries this is the standard reading of this specific surface form — which may differ from other readings of the same kanji.
What is UniDic? ▼
UniDic is a comprehensive Japanese lexicon developed by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL). It provides detailed morphological information for modern Japanese words, used in NLP tools like MeCab.
How do I save this entry? ▼
Click the ★ save button in the word card above (you need to be logged in). Saved entries appear in your personal Saved Dictionary page for quick review later.