Japanese symbol for “slowness”
間延び
まのび
Romaji: manobi
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness
In Japanese, slowness is 間延び, read まのび (manobi).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness
- n, vi, vs lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
Written forms: 間延び、間のび. Readings: まのび.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “slowness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不敏 | ふびん fubin | slowness; inertness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 仲間 | なかま nakama | companion; fellow; friend |
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
| 延長 | えんちょう enchou | extension; elongation; prolongation |
| 延期 | えんき enki | postponement; deferment; adjournment |
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