Japanese symbol for “delayed”
遅発性
ちはつせい
Romaji: chihatsusei
late-onset (of a disease, etc.); delayed; tardive
In Japanese, delayed is 遅発性, read ちはつせい (chihatsusei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-f late-onset (of a disease, etc.); delayed; tardive
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遅れ | おくれ okure | delay; lag; falling behind |
| 遅い | おそい osoi | slow |
| 遅刻 | ちこく chikoku | lateness; tardiness; arriving late |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ teokure | being too late; losing one's final chance |
| 遅延 | ちえん chien | delay; latency |
| 遅れる | おくれる okureru | to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “delayed”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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