遅

slow, late, back, later

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

チ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

おく.らすおく.れるおそ.い

Nanori (名乗り)

じ

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N3

Frequency:833

Vocabulary

チ

Word	Reading	Meaning
遅延	チエン	delay; latency
遅刻	チコク	lateness; tardiness; arriving late
遅遅	チチ	slow; lagging; tardy
遅滞	チタイ	delay; procrastination
遅配	チハイ	delay (in payment, delivery, rationing, etc.)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
手遅れ	ておくれ	being too late; losing one's final chance
出遅れる	でおくれる	to get a late start
乗り遅れる	のりおくれる	to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
遅い	おそい	slow; late; too late
遅い	おっそい	slow; late; too late

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun

sew, stitch, embroider

relay, in turn, sending

near, early, akin, tantamount

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

difference, differ

bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked