Illustration: At the entrance of a neighborhood community hall, a volunteer slowly sweeps a tiny patch of floor with a short broom. Their arms barely extend, their eyelids droop, and only a few scraps have reached the dustpan.

JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

のろい

noroi

slow, sluggish

Example sentences

  1. 大おおきくて、のろくて、無口むくちでした。

    He was big and slow and silent.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. トムって、何なんであんなにのろいんだ？

    Why is Tom so slow?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. それはとてものろい列車れっしゃだった。小ちいさな駅えきごとに止とまるのだった。

    It was a very slow train. It stopped at every little station.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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