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遅

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 947 / 2,608

Slow

On’yomi
ち
Kun’yomi
おく
Radical
辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 互 (Mutual), less common than 標 (Signpost).

A sheep under a roof sits on top of the road radical — a sheep sheltering under a roof is too cozy to move, making it slow to travel the road.

In words

遅い おそい late,slowN5
遅れる おくれる to be lateN4
遅れ おくれ delay;lagN1

遅 is rank 947 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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