Moto 遅: Slow; Late; BackKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チ
- Kun'yomi
- おく(れる)、おく(らす)、おそ(い)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 147 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チ)
- 遅延ちえんdelay; latency
- 遅刻ちこくlateness; tardiness
- 遅滞ちたいdelay; procrastination
- 遅配ちはいdelay in rationing
- スイッチング遅延スイッチングちえんswitching delay
- セル化遅延セルかちえん(cell) encapsulation delay
- セル遅延変動セルちえんへんどうcell delay variation; CDV
- ディジタル検出遅延時間ディジタルけんしゅつちえんじかんrecognition time
- リング遅延リングちえんring latency
- 伝送経路遅延でんそうけいろちえんtransmission path delay; one-way propagation time
- 伝送遅延でんそうちえんtransmission delay
- 伝送遅延変動でんそうちえんへんどうtransmission delay variation
- 低遅延ていちえんlow delay; low latency
- 凌遅りょうちlingchi; death by a thousand cuts
- 履行遅滞りこうちたいdelay in performance; procrastination of execution
- 巧遅こうちelaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
- 巧遅拙速こうちせっそくbetter being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
- 春日遅遅しゅんじつちちspring day being long and balmy; serene spring day
- 栖遅せいちliving in tranquility; retiring to the countryside
- 棲遅せいちliving in tranquility; retiring to the countryside
- 無遅刻むちこくnever being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
- 無遅刻無欠席むちこくむけっせきperfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 遅れおくれdelay; lag
- 遅いおそいslow; time-consuming
- 出遅れるでおくれるto get a late start
- 乗り遅れるのりおくれるto miss (a train, bus, etc.)
- 手遅れておくれbeing too late; losing one's final chance
- 知恵遅れちえおくれmental retardation
- 立ち遅れたちおくれslow start
- 立ち遅れるたちおくれるto start slowly; to lag behind
- 遅らすおくらすto delay; to postpone
- 遅らせるおくらせるto delay; to postpone
- 遅れるおくれるto be late; to be delayed
- 遅咲きおそざきlate blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
- バスに乗り遅れるバスにのりおくれるto fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity)
- 世に遅れるよにおくれるto fall behind the times
- 今や遅しといまやおそしとimpatiently; eagerly
- 出し遅れだしおくれbelated
- 周回遅れしゅうかいおくれbeing one or more laps behind (in a race)
- 夜遅くよるおそくlate at night; at a late hour
- 嫁き遅れいきおくれwoman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
- 嫁に行き遅れるよめにいきおくれるto be (too) late getting married
- 振り遅れるふりおくれるto swing late (at a ball)
- 早かれ遅かれはやかれおそかれsooner or later
- 時すでに遅しときすでにおそしit's already too late
- 時代遅れじだいおくれold-fashioned; behind the times
- 時既に遅しときすでにおそしit's already too late
- 時間に遅れるじかんにおくれるto be late; to be unpunctual
- 月遅れつきおくれa month or older
- 死に遅れるしにおくれるto outlive
- 流行遅れりゅうこうおくれout of fashion; out of style
- 申し遅れるもうしおくれるto be slow in saying
Other readings
- 遅々ちちslow; lagging
- 乗遅れるのりおくれるto miss (a train, bus, etc.)
- 伝搬遅延でんぱんちえんpropagation delay
- 伝播遅延でんぱちえんpropagation delay
- 大穴牟遅命おおあなむちのみことOkuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
- 大穴牟遅神おおなむちのかみOkuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
- 巧遅は拙速に如かずこうちはせっそくにしかずit's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
- 春日遅々しゅんじつちちspring day being long and balmy; serene spring day
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