おそ
遅
　
め

takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. a little late, somewhat late, latish.
  2. a little slow, somewhat slow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おそ
遅
　
め
 遅め おそめ
おそ
遅
め
目
 遅目 おそめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slow, late, back
おそ.い　おく.れる　チ (Early Jr. High, N3)
bovine beast
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)