Word
遅れ
おくれ
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CommonJLPT N1
Meanings
- Noun
delay; lag; falling behind
falling behind in; lagging behind in
In Spanish
retraso; demora
- Other forms
- 後れ
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は遅れを取り戻そうと焦っている。
He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.
Tatoeba #102186(opens in a new tab)私達は多少の遅れを考慮に入れなければいけません。
We must allow for some delays.
Tatoeba #151419(opens in a new tab)