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    3. 乗り遅れる

    乗り遅れる

    乗のり​遅おくれ​る​

    to miss (a train, bus, etc.)

    KMT10News #47+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab26 strokes

    乗りおくれる乗遅れる

    のりおくれる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
    2.
    to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times), to be left behind by

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    寝ね坊ぼうして電でん車しゃに乗のり遅おくれてしまった。

    I overslept and missed the train.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    飛ひ行こう機きに乗のり遅おくれないように、早はやめに空くう港こうへ向むかった。

    I headed to the airport early so I wouldn't miss my flight.

    KMT10Travel & Transportation
    彼かれは時じ代だいの変へん化かに乗のり遅おくれることを恐おそれている。

    He is afraid of being left behind by the changes of the times.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    バスに乗のり遅おくれたので、タクシーに乗のるしかなかった。

    I missed the bus, so I had no choice but to take a taxi.

    KMT10Travel & Transportation
    最さい新しんのテクノロジーの進しん化かに乗のり遅おくれないよう、常つねに情じょう報ほうを収しゅう集しゅうしている。

    I am constantly gathering information so as not to fall behind the latest technological advancements.

    KMT10TechnologyWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    乗
    の.る・-の.り・の.せる…(3)
    ride・power・multiplication・record・counter for vehicles…(3)
    Kanji
    遅
    おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い…(2)
    slow・late・back・later
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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