Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 遅刻

    遅刻

    遅ち刻こく

    lateness

    N3KMT9News #25+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEducationKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ちこく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    lateness, tardiness, arriving late

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは会かい議ぎに遅ち刻こくしました。

    He was late for the meeting.

    KMT9Daily Life
    電でん車しゃが遅おくれたため、私わたしは会かい社しゃに遅ち刻こくしてしまいました。

    Because the train was delayed, I ended up being late for work.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    頻ひん繁ぱんな遅ち刻こくは、彼かれの仕しごとたい事するせきに対んかする責んの任け感つじょの欠し如めを示 している。

    Frequent lateness indicates his lack of responsibility towards his work.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    授じゅ業ぎょうへの遅ち刻こくは厳きびしく注ちゅう意いされます。

    Lateness to class is strictly warned against.

    KMT9Education
    試し験けんに遅ち刻こくすると、受じゅ験けん資し格かくを失うしなう可か能のう性せいがあります。

    If you are late for the exam, you may lose your eligibility to take it.

    KMT9Education

    Kanji that make up this word

    遅
    おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い…(2)
    slow・late・back・later
    刻
    きざ.む・きざ.み…(1)
    engrave・cut fine・chop・hash・mince…(2)
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 遅
    • 刻

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›