Illustration: During a dance rehearsal in a neighborhood community hall, five adults have moved together into a low sideways lunge with their arms extended.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

遅おくれ

okure

delay, lag

Example sentences

  1. 私達わたしたちは多少たしょうの遅おくれを考慮こうりょに入いれなければいけません。

    We must allow for some delays.

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  2. 彼かれは１時間じかん遅おくれで現あらわれた。

    He turned up an hour later.

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  3. その列車れっしゃは２０分ふんの遅おくれです。

    The train is twenty minutes behind time.

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Kanji in 遅

  • 遅slow; lateOnチKunおくれる・おくらす・おそい

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