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遅すぎる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 遅すぎる

遅過ぎる
おそすぎる
Ichidan verb
Freq #12696
1

to be too late; to be too slow

Examples
私たちがほかの事をするには遅すぎた
It was too late for us to do anything else.

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 833
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

slow
late
back
later

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おく.れる
おく.らす
おそ.い
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
11 strokes
Frequency: 285
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

overdo
exceed
go beyond
error

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
す.ぎる
す.ごす
あやま.ち
あやま.つ
よぎ.る
よ.ぎる
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