JLPT N3 · Noun

遅れ (okure)

遅れ (おくれ, okure) is a Japanese noun meaning “delay; lag”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おくれ
Romaji
okure
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. delay; lag; falling behind · noun
  2. falling behind in; lagging behind in · suffix noun

Example sentences

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.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 遅れ

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 遅れ.

Source: JMdict entry 1422020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.