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้…
้…
11 strokes
Frequency: 833
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

slow
late
back
later

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใŠใ.ใ‚‰ใ™
ใŠใ.ใ„
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ˜

Common Words

ใŠใใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #709
1

Occ. written as ้ˆใ„

slow

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ตฐใ‚‹ใฎใŒ้…ใ„ใ€‚
She is a slow runner.
2

Occ. written as ๆ™ฉใ„

late

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒ ใฎ็ˆถใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ๅธฐๅฎ…ใŒ้…ใ„ใ€‚
Jim's father always comes home late.
3

Usu. as ใ‚‚ใ†ใ€œ or ใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„ใ€œ; occ. written as ๆ™ฉใ„

too late

ๅพŒใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใŠใใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1156
1

Usu. ้…ใ‚Œใ‚‹

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

Examples
ใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใฏใ‘ใฃใ—ใฆใƒ‡ใƒผใƒˆใซใŠใใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
Andy is never late for a date.
2

Oft. ๅพŒใ‚Œใ‚‹

to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅ‹‰ๅผทใŒ้žๅธธใซๅพŒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
She's far behind in her studies.
3

Oft. ๅพŒใ‚Œใ‚‹

to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

4

to be slow (of a clock or watch)

ใกใ“ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #4181
1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

Examples
้…ๅˆปใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ‹ใจๅฟƒ้…ใ—ใŸใ€‚
I was afraid I might be late.
ใฆใŠใใ‚Œ
ๆ‰‹ๅพŒใ‚Œ
Noun
Freq #6026
1

being too late; losing one's final chance

Examples
ๆ‰‹ๅพŒใ‚Œใซใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ†ใกใซใ€ๅฟ…่ฆใชๆŽช็ฝฎใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ในใใงใ™ใ€‚
We should take the necessary steps before it's too late.
ใŠใใ
Adverb
Freq #6891
1

Common noun

late

2

slowly

ๅคœใŠใใ
ใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใŠใใ
Adverb
Noun
Freq #7872
1

late at night; at a late hour

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅคœ้…ใใพใงใ‚ฎใ‚ฟใƒผใฎ็ทด็ฟ’ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He practices playing the guitar far into the night.
ใใฎๅคœ้…ใใซๅฝผๅฅณใซไผšใฃใŸใ€‚
I met her late in the evening.
ๅพŒใ‚Œ
ใŠใใ‚Œ
Noun
Freq #7929
1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

Examples
็ง้”ใฏๅคšๅฐ‘ใฎ้…ใ‚Œใ‚’่€ƒๆ…ฎใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
We must allow for some delays.
้…้ŽใŽใ‚‹
ใŠใใ™ใŽใ‚‹
Ichidan verb
Freq #12696
1

to be too late; to be too slow

Examples
็งใŸใกใŒใปใ‹ใฎไบ‹ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใซใฏ้…ใ™ใŽใŸใ€‚
It was too late for us to do anything else.
ๅพŒใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹
ใŠใใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #14312
1

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard; to put back (a clock)

Examples
ๆญฏๅŒป่€…ใซ่กŒใใฎใ‚’ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ้…ใ‚‰ใ›ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚
Why have you delayed seeing the dentist?
ใŠใใ‹ใ‚Œใฏใ‚„ใ‹ใ‚Œ
Expression
Adverb
Freq #18557
1

sooner or later

Examples
้…ใ‹ใ‚Œๆ—ฉใ‹ใ‚Œๅฝผใฏ็ ดๆป…ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He will eventually ruin himself.
๐ŸŽ“

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