Word details

遅かれ早かれ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 遅かれ早かれ.

Dictionary

Entry

遅かれ早かれそかれはやかれAdverbExpressionFreq #18557
1

sooner or later

Examples
遅かれ早かれ彼は破滅する。
He will eventually ruin himself.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

slow, late, back, later

11 strokesFrequency 833JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

おく.れるおく.らすおそ.い

Nanori

early, fast

6 strokesFrequency 402JLPT N3Grade 1

On

ソウサッ

Kun

はや.いはやはや-はや.まるはや.めるさ-

Nanori

さかさわ

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