遅れ
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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遅 |
おく Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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遲れ (kyūjitai) 後れ 遅 (uncommon) 後 (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]
- [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[edit]
- ^ 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, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN