

| Readings | On-reading | ち |
| Kun-reading | おくれる おくらす おそい |
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| Meaning | slow / late | |
| Radical | ⻍(⻌) | |
| Stroke count | 12 | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「遅」
| Word | Meaning |
| 遅れる(おくれる) | to be late |
| 遅い(おそい) | slow |
| 遅刻する(ちこくする) | to be lat |

