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遅刻 (ちこく): lateness, late coming — Japanese vocabulary

遅刻 is read ちこく and means "lateness, late coming". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

遅刻

Reading
ちこく · chikoku
Translation
lateness, late coming
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ちこくが

Example

彼はいつも遅刻するわけではない。

かれはいつもちこくするわけではない。

He is not always late.

Kanji in this word

  • 遅 — late, slow
  • 刻 — carve, moment

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