遅 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- チち · chi
- Kun
- おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.いoku.reru · oku.rasu · oso.i
- Meaning
- slow; late
Stroke order
Origin
辶 "to go" with 犀 "sluggish": moving slowly — slow, late.
Readings and examples
| Onチちchi | 遅延ちえん遅刻ちこく遅速ちそく |
|---|---|
| Kunおくれるokureru | 遅れるおくれる遅れおくれ Compare: 後れる |
| Kunおくらすokurasu | 遅らすおくらす |
| Kunおそいosoi | 遅いおそい遅咲きおそざき |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 遅刻ちこく
being late
- 遅延ちえん
delay
Example
電車が遅れて遅刻した。
The train was delayed and I was late.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)