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JLPT N5 · Movement

遅れる

おくれる

to be late

Stroke order of 遅れる

3 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

遅 · 12 strokesれ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A road (辶) plus a rhino-like (犀) slow animal: moving along slowly means being late.

Parts: 遅 slow (辶 road + 犀) + れる

The characters in 遅れる

  • れ れ — re (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

電車が遅れました。

でんしゃがおくれました。

The train was late.

Words with 遅

遅いslow; late遅刻being late

More words: Movement

泳ぐto swim遊ぶto play飛ぶto fly; to jump乗るto ride; to get on降りるto get off渡るto cross曲がるto turn登るto climb急ぐto hurry上がるto go up; to rise下がるto go down; to fall並ぶto line up落ちるto fall; to drop

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