低速(ていそく)

ていそく
noun
low speed; slow speed
1. low speed; slow speed
A slow rate of speed or movement. Used for vehicles, machines, internet connections, and other things that operate at reduced speed. Often contrasted with 高速(こうそく) (high speed).
低速(ていそく)で走行(そうこう)してください。
Please drive at low speed.
データ通信(つうしん)が低速(ていそく)になって動画(どうが)が見(み)られない。
The data connection has slowed down and I can't watch videos.
低速(ていそく)ギアに切(き)り替(か)えて、急(きゅう)な坂道(さかみち)を慎重(しんちょう)に下(くだ)った。
I switched to low gear and carefully descended the steep hill.

USAGE:
Used as a noun and as a の-modifier: 低速(ていそく)の通信(つうしん) (low-speed connection). The opposite is 高速(こうそく) (high speed). Common in automotive, technology, and mechanical contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 低速(ていそく)走行(そうこう) (low-speed driving)
  • 低速(ていそく)回線(かいせん) (low-speed connection)
  • 低速(ていそく)モード (low-speed mode)
  • 低速(ていそく)ギア (low gear)

SIMILAR WORDS:
高速(こうそく) (high speed) is the antonym. 徐行(じょこう) (moving slowly, crawling speed) specifically refers to very slow, cautious driving.

Related Words

Antonym: 高速(こうそく) (high speed)
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Added 2026.3.9 12:54 · Revised 2026.4.6 16:33
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