遅 – slow, late, back

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The kanji 遅 means slow, late, back, later. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チ (chi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い (okureru, okurasu, osoi). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チ	chi
Kun’yomi	おく.れる	okureru
Kun’yomi	おく.らす	okurasu
Kun’yomi	おそ.い	osoi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 王・込・并・羊・尸.

Words using 遅

遅いおそいslow遅れるおくれるto be late遅れおくれdelay遅刻ちこくlateness遅らすおくらすto delay手遅れておくれbeing too late遅くともおそくともat the latest

Example sentences

彼女は走るのが遅い。

She is a slow runner.

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ジムの父はいつも帰宅が遅い。

Jim's father always comes home late.

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私達は多少の遅れを考慮に入れなければいけません。

We must allow for some delays.

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Kanji with the same radical

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