BloomkoJLPT N5 · Size, shape & speed
遅い
おそい
slow; late
Stroke order of 遅い
2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
遅 · 12 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
A road (辶) plus a rhino-like (犀) slow beast: late and slow on the road.
Parts: 遅 slow (辶 road + 犀) + い
The characters in 遅い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
私は歩くのが遅いです。
わたしはあるくのがおそいです。
I walk slowly.