遅
meaningslow, late, back, later
- On'yomi
- チ
- Kun'yomi
- おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
- Strokes
- 12
- Taught in
- Secondary school (jōyō)
- Frequency
- #833 most common in newspapers
Words it lives in
遅
- 遅れおくれdelay
- 遅延ちえんdelay
- 遅いおそいslow
- 出遅れるでおくれるto get a late start
- 遅々ちちslow
- 遅刻ちこくlateness
- 手遅れておくれbeing too late
- 遅れるおくれるto be late
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