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Movement & Speed

のろのろ

noro-noro

Sluggishly slow

Moving at a frustratingly slow pace. Traffic, a person, or any slow-moving thing.

💡In a traffic jam — 'Cars are moving noro-noro on the highway.'

Example

渋滞で車がのろのろ進む。

Cars move noro-noro in the traffic jam.

Quiz yourself

The traffic was so bad, cars were moving ___.

渋滞がひどくて、車が○○進む。

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