Meaning of 遅れる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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遅れる, 後れるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingおくれる
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Romajiokureru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
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Example Sentences
遅れる, 後れる, おくれる used in context
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材料の納期が２ヶ月かかってしまったので、１２月１２日に遅れてしまいました。
Delivery of the materials took two whole months so it will be late for the 12th of December.
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ってか健介が同時にスタジオへ着いたみたいで他の2人はまだ遅れてる様だった。
Or rather it seems, Kensuke arrived at the studio at the same that I and the other two were still coming.
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Eh? Where's Keiko? "Said she's got a parent and child meeting so she'll be late."
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The trains are running behind time.
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The train was delayed by a heavy snowfall.
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The train was delayed by snow.
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