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    3. 遅咲き

    遅咲き

    遅おそ咲ざき​

    late blooming (flower, talent)

    KMT10News #33+1Ref L2Noun, ParticleNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab25 strokes

    遅咲

    おそざき

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    late blooming (flower, talent), late flowering

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    この桜さくらは遅そ咲ざきの品ひん種しゅです。

    This cherry blossom is a late-blooming variety.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    彼かれは若わかい頃ころは目め立だたなかったが、まさに遅そ咲ざきの才さい能のうを開かい花かさせた。

    He wasn't prominent when he was young, but he truly blossomed as a late bloomer.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    人じん生せいには様さま々ざまなペースがあり、遅そ咲ざきであっても成せい功こうを収おさめることは十じゅう分ぶに可んか能のうだ。

    Life has various paces, and it is entirely possible to achieve success even as a late bloomer.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    北ほっ海かい道どうでは、本ほん州しゅうよりも遅そ咲ざきの花はな々ばなが楽たのしめる。

    In Hokkaido, you can enjoy late-blooming flowers more than in Honshu.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    彼かれは30代だい後こう半はんでようやく自じ分ぶんの適てき職しょくを見みつけ、遅そ咲ざきのキャリアを築きずき始はじめた。

    He finally found his true calling in his late thirties and began to build a late-blooming career.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    遅
    おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い…(2)
    slow・late・back・later
    Kanji
    咲
    さ.く・-ざき…(3)
    blossom・bloom
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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