Kanji
Readingおく
Frequency35%
Used in (27 in total)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
being too late; losing one's final chance
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to get a late start
to be slow in saying
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
belatedly; tardily
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to be late; to be unpunctual
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
belated; eleventh-hour
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
to swing late (at a ball)
to start slowly; to lag behind
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
mental retardation
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
to be (too) late getting married
to fall behind the times