Kanji

遅

遅

slow, late, back, later

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おくれる, おくらす, おそい

Nanori (Name Reading)

まつ

Common Readings

チ, おく…らす, おく…れる, おそ…い

Example sentences

遅い おそい
足 が 遅い ので 、 走る の は 苦手 です 。

Because I'm slow at running, I'm not good at it.

そんなに そんなに
そんなに 夜 遅く まで 勉強 した の です か 。

Did you study until that late at night?

遅れる おくれる
事故 の 影響 で 、 電車 が 定刻 より 十分 遅れた 。

The train was ten minutes late from the scheduled time due to the effects of an accident.

んです んです
電車 が 遅れた んです

The train was delayed (that's why).

遅刻 ちこく
渋滞 の せい で 、 会議 に 遅刻してしまった 。

I was late for the meeting because of a traffic jam.

以上 いじょう
これ 以上 の 遅刻 は 許されない 。

No more lateness will be tolerated.

手遅れ ておくれ
癌 が 発見 された とき に は 、 すでに 手遅れ だった 。

When the cancer was discovered, it was already too late.

遅く おそく
夜 遅く まで 起きていた ので 、 今日 は 眠い 。

I stayed up late last night, so I'm sleepy today.

勉強 べんきょう
彼 は 毎日 遅く まで 図書館 で 勉強 している

He is studying at the library until late every day.

夜遅く よるおそく
昨日 は 夜遅く まで 勉強 していました 。

I was studying until late at night yesterday.

Example Vocabulary

遅い

おそい

slow; late

遅れる

おくれる

to be late; to be delayed

遅刻

ちこく

lateness; being late

手遅れ

ておくれ

too late; being late for treatment

遅く

おそく

late; late hour; late time

夜遅く

よるおそく

late at night

遅れ

おくれ

delay; lag; being late

遅すぎる

おそすぎる

too late; too slow

遅らせる

おくらせる

遅かれ早かれ

おそかれはやかれ

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