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    3. 遅らす

    遅らす

    遅おくら​す​

    to delay

    N1KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    後らす遅す

    おくらす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    列れっ車しゃを遅おくらす。

    Delay the train.

    KMT5Travel & Transportation
    悪あく天てん候こうのため、出しゅっ発ぱつ時じ間かんを遅おくらすことになった。

    Due to bad weather, the departure time had to be delayed.

    KMT7Daily LifeWeather & GeographyTravel & Transportation
    締しめ切きりを遅おくらすことはできないので、急いそいで作さ業ぎょうを進すすめた。

    I couldn't delay the deadline, so I hurried with the work.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    飛ひ行こう機きの遅ち延えんが、会かい議ぎへの到とう着ちゃくを遅おくらすことになった。

    The flight delay caused me to be late for the meeting.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationBusiness & FinanceDaily Life
    彼かれの病びょう気きが回かい復ふくを遅おくらす原げん因いんとなっている。

    His illness is causing the recovery to be delayed.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    遅
    おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い…(2)
    slow・late・back・later
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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