遅 — kanji meaning “slow”
遅
slow, late, back, later
- Meanings
- slow, late, back, later
- On'yomi
- チ (chi)
- Kun'yomi
- おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
- Name readings
- じ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #833 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- chí
Words with 遅
| 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 |
| 遅咲き | おそざき osozaki | blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late |
| 遅滞 | ちたい chitai | delay; procrastination |
| 遅らせる | おくらせる okuraseru | to delay; to postpone; to put off |
| 遅く | おそく osoku | late |
| 出遅れる | でおくれる deokureru | to get a late start |
| 遅々 | ちち chichi | slow; lagging; tardy |
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