遅れ

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
おく
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
遲れ (kyūjitai)
後れ
(uncommon)
(rare)
See also 遅れる

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

(おく) (okure

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ 遅・後”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN