N2
遅 meaning and readings
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Kanji
遅
N2
- Meaning
- late, slow
- Onyomi
- チ
- Kunyomi
- おく(れる)、おく(らす)、おそ(い)
- Formula
- 遅 = ⻌ + 尸 + 羊。
Story
遅 is analyzed as a combination of ⻌ (road), 尸 (sit), 羊 (sheep) and denotes late, slow.
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