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    3. 遅らせる

    遅らせる

    遅おくら​せ​る​

    to delay

    KMT9News #26+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab18 strokes

    後らせる

    おくらせる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to delay, to postpone, to put off, to slow down, to hold up, to retard, to put back (a clock)

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    会かい議ぎの開かい始し時じ間かんを少すこし遅おくらせる。

    I will delay the start time of the meeting a little.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    悪あく天てん候こうが飛ひ行こう機きの出しゅっ発ぱつを遅おくらせた。

    Bad weather delayed the departure of the airplane.

    KMT9Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    プロジェクトの進しん行こうを遅おくらせる要よう因いんを特とく定ていし、対たい策さくを講こうじる必ひつ要ようがある。

    It is necessary to identify the factors delaying the project's progress and take countermeasures.

    KMT9Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    目め覚ざまし時ど計けいをセットし忘わすれて、朝あさの準じゅん備びを遅おくらせてしまった。

    I forgot to set my alarm clock and ended up delaying my morning preparations.

    KMT9Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かれの突とつ然ぜんの病びょう気きが、イベントの開かい催さいを数すう週しゅう間かん遅おくらせることになった。

    His sudden illness caused the event to be postponed by several weeks.

    KMT9Daily LifeMedicine & Health

    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
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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