遅れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遅
おく Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
遲れ (kyūjitai) 後れ遅 (uncommon) 後 (rare)

See also 遅れる

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 遅れる (okureru, “to be late; to be delayed; to come after something else”). Examples appear from at least the 1300s.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おくれ [òkúré] (Heiban – [0])[3]
IPA^(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun

遅(おく)れ • (okure)

[from 1914] something later, after, or behind
[from 1914] delay, postponement, lag
[from 1730] loss, failure, inferiority compared to something else
[from late 1300s] uncertainty, nervousness, indecision

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
“遅・後”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[KDJ2-2] “遅・後”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN