Kanji Detail for 遲 - "slow, delay, wait"

遲

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
遲 means "slow, delay, wait."
1. Slow - Sluggish; tardy.
2. Delay - To fall behind; to be late.
3. Wait - To await; to look forward to.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

late; tardy; slow; delay

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

late, tardy; slow; delay

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Chi

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

tardy, slow, late; to delay

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To walk slowly. Therefore anything slow and unhurried is called 遲. As in 舒遲 (leisurely), 遲鈍 (slow-witted). | To wait. As in 遲君未至 (waiting for you who has not yet arrived). Also 遲明 means when dawn has not yet come but one waits for it to arrive.
Onyomi

chi(ち)
Kunyomi

oku.reru(おくれる)

oso.i(おそい)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

辵辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)
Related Keywords
slow sluggish tardy delay fall behind late wait await look forward