This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チ、おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
Romaji: chi, oku.reru, oku.rasu, oso.i
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ji
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Meanings

slow, late, back, later

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  833
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-9
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  chi2
Unicode:  9045
JIS:  4359

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3133
Nelson Index: 4722
New Nelson Index: 6089
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q9.17
Four Corner Index: 3730.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1574
Gakken Index: 884
Japanese Names Index: 1807
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38989P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0106
Remembering the kanji Index: 1067
Busy People Index: 3.17
Kanji Flashcards Index: 961
Kodansha Compact Index: 709
Kanji in Context Index: 118
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1999
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2700
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1076
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1148
Essential Kanji Index: 1090
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3887
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3755
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1594

Words

遅い (おそい)
slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid
遅れ (おくれ)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
遅刻 (ちこく)
lateness; late coming
時代遅れ (じだいおくれ)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out of date
遅くとも (おそくとも)
at the latest
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
遅延 (ちえん)
delay; latency
遅らせる (おくらせる)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard; to put back (a clock)
出遅れる (でおくれる)
to get a late start
遅滞 (ちたい)
delay; procrastination
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