遅 Kanji for slow

N3–N2Grade 812 strokes

slow, late, back, later

Kun: おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
On: チ

遅 is the Japanese kanji for slow, late, back, later. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い and its on reading is チ.

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Words with 遅

遅おそいslow
遅おくれるto be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule
遅おくれdelay, lag, falling behind
遅ち延えんdelay, latency
遅ち刻こくlateness, tardiness, arriving late
遅ち々ちslow, lagging, tardy

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