Late-sown rice yields a smaller harvest.
Belatedly, I wish you a happy New Year.
He is scrambling to take belated countermeasures.
Standard spelling. The kanji 遅 means 'late' and 蒔き (often simplified to まき) means 'sowing'.
Full kanji form; 蒔 is a less common character for 'sowing'.
Rarely used kanji form; 晩 also means 'late'.
Compound of 遅 (oso, 'late') and 蒔き (maki, 'sowing'), from the verb 蒔く (maku, 'to sow'). The spelling 遅まき is a common simplification.