N3Noun

📈Process & State Nouns

遅れおくれ

okure

delay, lag

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Example sentence

彼は理科で後れをとっている。

He is backward in science.

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Kanji in 遅れ

slow, late, back, later

Sentences with 遅れ

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
遅い	N5	おそい	おそいslow; (to be) late
遅れる	N4	おくれる	おくれるto (be) become late
遅刻	N3	ちこく	ちこくlateness, late coming
手遅れ	N1	ておくれ	ておくれtoo late, belated (treatment)
遅くとも	N1	おそくとも	おそくともat the latest
遅らす	N1	おくらす	おくらすto retard, to delay

More Process & State Nouns words

Word	Reading	Meaning
状態	じょうたい	じょうたいcondition, situation
人気	にんき	にんきpopularity / being popular
状況	じょうきょう	じょうきょうstate of affairs, situation
際	さい	さいon the occasion of, circumstances
影響	えいきょう	えいきょうinfluence, effect
決定	けってい	けっていdecision, determination
効果	こうか	こうかeffect, result
評価	ひょうか	ひょうかassessment, evaluation

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