“Sluggish” in Japanese
Short answer
Sluggish in Japanese is “怠い” (tarui). Full meaning: sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull; bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass.
Other ways to say “Sluggish” in Japanese
だりぃ
daryi sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull; bothersome, tiresome
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
間怠い
madarui (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, dull, roundabout
懈い
darui sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull; bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass
ダルい
darui sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull; bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass
だるい
darui sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull; bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass
もっさり
mossari slow, sluggish, dim-witted; bushy (hair), thick; unfashionable, lacking style
だるーい
daruii sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull; bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass
かったるい
kattarui listless, languid, sluggish; irritating, exasperating, tiresome
緩慢
kanman slow, sluggish, dull, slack, inactive; lax (regulation, handling, etc.), slack, sloppy
まどろっこしい
madorokkoshii (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, roundabout (e.g. explanation), exasperating, irritating
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