“Slow” in Japanese
Short answer
Slow in Japanese is “遅い” (osoi). Full meaning: 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
間怠い
madarui (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, dull, roundabout
鈍くさい
donkusai slow, clumsy, stupid, irritating
まどろっこしい
madorokkoshii (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, roundabout (e.g. explanation), exasperating, irritating
もっさり
mossari slow, sluggish, dim-witted; bushy (hair), thick; unfashionable, lacking style
とろくさい
torokusai dull, slow, stupid
遅々
chichi slow, lagging, tardy
緩慢
kanman slow, sluggish, dull, slack, inactive; lax (regulation, handling, etc.), slack, sloppy
晏い
osoi 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
手遅い
osoi 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
遅ーい
osoii 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
手ぬるい
tenurui lax, lenient, slow
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