Japanese symbol for “belated”

出し遅れ

だしおくれ

Romaji: dashiokure

belated

In Japanese, belated is 出し遅れ, read だしおくれ (dashiokure).

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Meanings

n belated

Kanji and stroke order

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

遅

slow, late, back

on: チ
kun: おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “belated”

Word	Reading	Meaning
遅れ馳せ	おくればせ okurebase	belated; eleventh-hour

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out
出る	でる deru	to leave; to exit; to go out
出来る	できる dekiru	to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
出身	しゅっしん shusshin	one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
演出	えんしゅつ enshutsu	direction (of a play, film, etc.); production
遅れ	おくれ okure	delay; lag; falling behind
遅い	おそい osoi	slow

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