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    3. 今や遅しと

    今や遅しと

    今いまや​遅おそし​と​

    impatiently

    NTAdverbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    いまやおそしと

    Adverb

    1.
    impatiently, eagerly

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    今
    いま…(3)
    now
    Kanji
    遅
    おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い…(2)
    slow・late・back・later
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
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