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遅
On'yomi
チ
CHI
Kun'yomi
おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い
okureru / okurasu / osoi
slow · late · back · later
Details
Strokes12
Frequency#833
Radical辶walk(3)
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of advance and rhinoceros. Slow like rhinoceros.
Symbolism
Late, slow, delay. Represents slowness.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Advancing slowly
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
巧遅拙速
こうちせっそく
better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent; better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate
春日遅々
しゅんじつちち
long and balmy (of a spring day); long and balmy (of a spring day)
遅疑逡巡
ちぎしゅんじゅん
shilly-shally; hesitation; indecision; shilly-shally
Proverbs & Idioms
遅くなっても行かないよりまし
おそくなってもいかないよりまし
Better late than never
Doing something late is better than not at all
遅れをとる
おくれをとる
To fall behind
Lagging behind others