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“To be slow” in Japanese

Short answer
もたつく motatsuku もたつく

To be slow in Japanese is “もたつく” (motatsuku). Full meaning: to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient.

Other ways to say “To be slow” in Japanese

もたつこ motatsuko to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もたつけ motatsuke to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もたつい motatsui to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もたつか motatsuka to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もたつこっ motatsuko to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もたつこふ motatsukoo to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もたつこう motatsukoo to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もたつきゃ motatsukya to be slow, to not make progress, to be inefficient もさもさ mosamosa to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick; to be slow (of a person), to be dull モサモサ mosamosa to be hairy (of a person), to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation), to be thick; to be slow (of a person), to be dull

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