Keyword
slow
- late
- back
- later
- Frequency
- #833
- Strokes
- 12
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1148
Readings
おく46%
チ38%
おそ15%
Mnemonic
A corpse with a flag and a sheep plod along the road, and the trip is slow.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
遅れる
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times); to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death; to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Ichidan verb
乗り遅れる
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
Ichidan verb
遅らせる
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard; to put back (a clock)
Ichidan verb
遅咲き
blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant); being a late bloomer (of an athlete, author, etc.)
Noun