N3Noun

🕐Time & Dates

遅刻ちこく

chikoku

lateness, late coming

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Example sentence

彼はよく学校に遅刻する。

He is often late for school.

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Kanji in 遅刻

slow, late, back, later

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

Sentences with 遅刻

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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
遅れ	N3	おくれ	おくれdelay, lag
深刻	N3	しんこく	しんこくserious
時刻	N3	じこく	じこくtime, hour
彫刻	N2	ちょうこく	ちょうこくcarving, engraving, sculpture
刻む	N2	きざむ	きざむto mince, to carve, to engrave
時刻表	N1	じこくひょう	じこくひょうtimetable, (train) schedule

More Time & Dates words

Word	Reading	Meaning
日中	にっちゅう	にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylight
後	ご	ごafter / later (used in compounds, formal; e.g. 午後[ごご] = afternoon)
後	のち	のちafterwards / later / from then on (more literary/formal; e.g. 雨[あめ]のち晴れ[はれ] = rain then clear)
今日	こんにち	こんにちtoday, this day (formal)
一度に	いちどに	いちどにall at once
現在	げんざい	げんざいnow (same as 今 (いま)), present, current
今回	こんかい	こんかいthis time, now
夜	よ	よevening, night (used in compounds)

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