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Kanji Detail for 遅 - "to delay, slow"

遅

  • Meaning

    遅 means "to delay, slow." Also associated with to wait.

    1. To delay - To make late; also, to be late; to become late.

    2. Slow - Dull; leisurely.

    3. To wait - To await; to look forward to.

    4. Then - Therefore; thereupon.

  • Words using 遅

    • 遅延 ちえん Listen delay; latency
    • 遅い おそい Listen slow; late; too late
    • 出遅れる でおくれる Listen to get a late start
    • 遅々 ちち Listen slow; lagging; tardy
    • 遅刻 ちこく Listen lateness; tardiness; arriving late
    • 遅れる おくれる Listen to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule
    • 乗り遅れる のりおくれる Listen to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

  • Four-character idioms with 遅

    • 巧遅拙速 こうちせっそく Listen better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
    • 遅疑逡巡 ちぎしゅんじゅん Listen shilly-shally; hesitation; indecision

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    • Verified meaning: to delay, slow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ち, つう)
    • Also carries these associations: to wait

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 遅

    Surnames 遅(ち)Listen 遅(つう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    slow; late; back; later

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    late, tardy; slow; delay

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 遲|迟

  • Onyomi

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    chi(チ) チ

  • Kunyomi

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    oku.rasu(おく-らす) おく-らす

    oku.reru(おく-れる) おく-れる

    osoi(おそ-い) おそ-い

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to delay slow to wait then late tardy behind sluggish lagging overdue postpone procrastinate deferred leisurely belated

Sentences including 遅

  • My father got home late last night.

  • The train is twenty minutes behind time.

  • Don't be late for school.

  • You are ten minutes behind the appointed time.

  • He stayed late and worked overtime.

  • I read newspapers in order to keep up with the times.

  • Keep up with the times.

  • It looks like i'm going to arrive late.

  • The train was delayed on account of snow.

  • I stayed up much later when i was a student.

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