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Meaning of 遅々(ちち) in Japanese

遅々, 遅遅
Kana Reading
ちち
Romaji
chichi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    `taru' adjective, adverb taking the `to' particle
    Meaning
    slow; lagging; tardy
    Example sentence
    社会生活に関するかぎり、その進歩は実に遅々たるものであった。 Progress has been very slow indeed, so far as social life is concerned.

Examples of 遅々, 遅遅, ちち in a sentence

Kanji in this word

遅 JLPT 3

12 strokes

slow, late, back, later

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: おく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.い

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