A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Slow ; Late ; Back ; Later

Readings on: チ
Kun readings: おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い

遅いおそい — late ; slow

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 遅刻ちこく — late arrival; late Word card → Source
• 遅配ちはい — delay Source
• 遅滞ちたい — delay; delay Source
• 遅延ちえん — be late; delay Source
• 遅速ちそく — speed Source
• 遅着ちちゃく — late arrival Source