遅
遅 — Slow
slow, late, back, later
On’yomiチ (chi)
Kun’yomiおくれる (okureru)
Kun’yomiおくらす (okurasu)
Kun’yomiおそい (osoi)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 遅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遅れ | おくれ okure | delay; lag; falling behind |
| 遅延 | ちえん chien | delay; latency |
| 遅い | おそい osoi | slow; late; too late |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ teokure | being too late; losing one's final chance |
| 出遅れる | でおくれる deokureru | to get a late start |
| 乗り遅れる | のりおくれる noriokureru | to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by |
Study notes
遅 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #833 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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