Illustration: In a home kitchen, a person rushes toward a low table holding a protective food cover above their head. They stop abruptly: the family dog has already eaten most of the carefully decorated birthday cake, leaving a collapsed smear of cream and a few crumbs on the serving plate.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

手て遅おくれ

teokure

being too late

Example sentences

  1. 手遅ておくれだ。

    It is too late.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 手後ておくれにならないうちに、必要ひつような措置そちを取とるべきです。

    We should take the necessary steps before it’s too late.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. もう手遅ておくれだ。

    The damage is done.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 手遅

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 遅slow; lateOnチKunおくれる・おくらす・おそい

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