遅刻 (ちこく)lateness; tardiness; arriving late

lateness; tardiness; arriving latenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 遅刻

遅れおくれdelay; lag
遅延ちえんdelay; latency
遅いおそいslow; time-consuming
出遅れるでおくれるto get a late start
遅々ちちslow; lagging
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
深刻しんこくserious; severe
彫刻ちょうこくcarving; engraving
時刻じこくtime; (the) hour
一刻いっこくa minute; moment
刻むきざむto mince; to cut fine
深刻化しんこくかbecoming more serious or severe; aggravation
刻こくperiod of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
刻みきざみshredded tobacco; notch

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