Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

833 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: slow, late, back, later

Kunyomi: おく.れる おく.らす おそ.い

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: しんにょう

Meaning: walk

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

刻する(ちこくする)   come late

れる(おくれる)   be late [v.i.]

らす(おくらす)   delay [v.t.]

い(おそい)   late, slow

く(よるおそく)   late at night

Onyomi Examples

チチ slow, lagging, tardy

チエン delay, latency

セイチ living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside, retirement house

コウチ elaborate but slow execution, polished but slow work

Kunyomi Examples

れる おくれる to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)

らす おくらす to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard

おそい slow, time-consuming, sluggish, late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night, later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual, too late, having missed the boat, dull, stupid