How to say 'Slow' or 'Cursed' in Japanese | のろい

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The Japanese word for Slow or Cursed is 'Noroi', written as のろい in Japanese.

word

のろい

Meaning

Slow, Cursed

Reading

Noroi

Explanation

The Japanese adjective 'のろい' has two distinct meanings depending on context. The first meaning is 'slow', referring to something or someone that moves or acts at a low speed. For example: this car is slow「この車はのろい」(このくるまはのろい). The second meaning is 'cursed', referring to something that is under a curse or has bad luck. For example: this place is cursed「この場所はのろい」(このばしょはのろい). It's important to note that the context will usually make it clear which meaning is intended, as these two meanings are unrelated.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Frequency

6972

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word のろい

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

の

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hiragana

ろ

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い

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'Noroi' means 'Slow' or 'Cursed' .

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