Kanji

遅

slow, late, back, later

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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

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