遅い
osoi
slow, time-consuming, sluggish
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  1. 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; too late, having missed the boat
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Kanji Breakdown
Slow, Late, Back, Later
On: ち Kun: おく.れる,おく.らす,おそ.い
12 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
遅い → 遅くない → 遅かった → 遅くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても遅いですね。
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