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    3. 周回遅れ

    周回遅れ

    周しゅう回かい遅おくれ​

    being one or more laps behind (in a race)

    NTNoun, ParticleSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    しゅうかいおくれ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    being one or more laps behind (in a race)
    2.
    being behind the times

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    周
    まわ.り…(9)
    circumference・circuit・lap
    Kanji
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    遅
    おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い…(2)
    slow・late・back・later
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
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