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): [o̞kɯ̟ɾe̞]

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

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ “遅・後”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[KDJ2-2] “遅・後”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-3] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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