Meaning of slow in Japanese

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Definition of slow

もたもた(motamota)
  1. (adv, n, vs) inefficient; slow
スロー(suroo)
  1. (adj-na) slow
  2. (n, vs) throw
  1. (adj-i) lukewarm; tepid

    このコーヒーはぬるいです。
    This coffee is not hot enough.

  2. lenient →Related words: 緩い
  3. slow; stupid →Related words:
  1. (adj-i) loose
  2. lenient; lax
  3. gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
  4. slow; weak
  5. soft; not firm
  1. (adj-na) loose; slack
  2. gentle; easy; slow

    Vの角度が広ければ広いほど、スピードは緩やかになる。
    The wider the V, the slower the speed.

  3. lenient; liberal; lax
  1. (adj-na, n) slow; sluggish; dull

    コンピューターは、たとえ緩慢にせよ大きな変化を引き起こした。
    Computers caused a great, if gradual, change.

  1. (n, vs) slow; stupid
  1. (adj-i) heavy; weighty; massive
  2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy

    「彼の病気は重いのかな」「そうでないといいね」
    "Is he seriously ill?" "I hope not."

  3. slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
  4. important; serious; grave
  5. serious; severe; critical
  6. solid; established; dignified; sensible
  1. (adj-i) slow

    大きくて、のろくて、無口でした。
    He was big and slow and silent.

  2. late (e.g. "late at night")

    彼は昨夜遅く帰宅した。
    He came home late last night.

  3. too late
  4. dull; stupid
  1. (adj-na, n) inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone; dullness; (market) weakness

    今の太陽の活動は低調ですが、それでも時々大きな黒点が現れます。
    The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.

  1. (adj-i) slow (opposite of fast); stupid; irritating
  1. (adj-na) leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

    決して悠長な仕事ではない。
    This certainly isn't a job where you can take it easy.

  2. conspicuous; exceeding; deliberate
ひま(hima) · いとま(itoma) · ヒマ(hima) · ·

暇閑遑 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-na, n) spare time; free time; leisure
  2. time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave
  3. quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse)
  4. (adj-na) (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow
  5. (n) leaving; departing →Related words: 御暇
にぶい(nibui) · のろい(noroi) 鈍い

鈍 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-i) dull (e.g. a knife); blunt
  2. thickheaded; obtuse; stupid
  3. dull (sound); dim (light)
  4. slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
  5. indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
  1. (adj-t, adv-to) slow; lagging; tardy

    その国民の社会生活に関するかぎりでは、進歩は実に遅々たるものである。
    Progress has been very slow indeed, so far as the social life of the people is concerned.

  1. (adj-na, n) dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet; lethargic

    寝ている間は、体の機能は不活発になり、体温は下がる。
    While you are asleep, the bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.

どん(don) · のろ(noro)

鈍 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-na, n) dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained

    このナイフはなまくらで切れない。
    This knife is so dull that it can't cut.

  1. (adj-i) lax; lenient; slow
  1. (adj-na, n) slow
  1. (exp, adj-i) slow; weak-headed; dumb →Related words: 頭の悪い

    ここだけの話だが、彼はだいぶ頭が悪いと思うよ。
    Between ourselves, I think he is rather stupid.

とろい(toroi)
  1. (adj-i) slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
  1. (exp) to be in a slump (of a business); (business is) slow →Related words: 閑古鳥

    ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。
    We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

  1. (adj-i) insufficient; not enough; lacking
  2. dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
  1. (adj-na) gradual; slow
とろくさい(torokusai) · トロくさい(torokusai)
  1. (adj-i) dull; slow; stupid →Related words: とろい
  1. (adj-i) slow; weak-headed →Related words: 頭が悪い
  1. (adj-i) slow; dim →Related words: 頭が悪い
  1. (adj-i) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull →Related words: 間だるい , 間だるっこしい
  2. irritating
  1. (adj-i) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull →Related words: 間だるい , 間怠っこい
  2. irritating
  1. (adj-i) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull →Related words: 間だるっこしい , 間怠っこい
  2. irritating
もっさり(mossari)
  1. (adv, vs) unfashionable; lacking style
  2. dim-witted; slow
  1. (adj-no, n) late
  2. slow
  1. (adj-na) slow; at ease

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