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遅

Kanji 遅: meaning "late, slow", readings, stroke order

The kanji 遅 means "late, slow". On'yomi: チ; kun'yomi: おくれる、おくらす、おそい. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
late, slow
On'yomi
チ
Kun'yomi
おくれるおくらすおそい
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
遲 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 遅

  • 遅い おそい — slow; (to be) late
  • 遅れる おくれる — to (be) become late
  • 遅れ おくれ — delay, lag
  • 遅刻 ちこく — lateness, late coming
  • 遅らす おくらす — to retard, to delay
  • 遅くとも おそくとも — at the latest
  • 手遅れ ておくれ — being (too); belated treatment

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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