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遅
チ, おく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.い
slow, late, back, later
遅れる, 後れる, おくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, usu. 遅れる
1. to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue
oft. 後れる
2. to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times)
3. to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death
4. to be slow (of a clock or watch)
アンディはけっしてデートにおくれたことはない。
遅い, 鈍い, 晩い, 遲い, おそい
Only 遅い, Only 鈍い, Only 遲い
1. slow, time-consuming, sluggish
Only 晩い
2. late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night
3. later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual
4. too late, having missed the boat
Archaism
5. dull, stupid
脈が遅いです。
乗り遅れる, 乗りおくれる, 乗遅れる, のりおくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
2. to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times), to be left behind by
私は終電車に乗り遅れた。
遅らせる, 後らせる, おくらせる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to delay, to postpone, to put off, to slow down, to hold up, to retard, to put back (a clock)
歯医者に行くのをどうして遅らせているのか。
遅々, 遅遅, ちち
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
slow, lagging, tardy
その国民の社会生活に関するかぎりでは、進歩は実に遅々たるものである。
流行遅れ, りゅうこうおくれ
NA-adjective, May take 'no'
out of fashion, out of style, outmoded
彼女のスカートは完全に流行遅れです。
凌遅, りょうち
historical term
lingchi, death by a thousand cuts, slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
棲遅, 栖遅, せいち
Takes suru
1. living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside
2. retirement house