遅れる (おくれる, okureru) Japanese meaning: be late | Kotomora

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遅れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be late; be delayed; fall behind schedule

General intransitive verb for not being on time, missing a deadline, or running behind schedule. Usually written 遅れる.

遅おくらせるN1
遅れる is the intransitive verb meaning 'to be late/fall behind', while 遅らせる is its transitive counterpart meaning 'to cause something to be late'.

遅ち刻こくN4sense 1
遅刻 is a noun/する-verb for arriving late to an appointment, school, or work, while 遅れる is the general intransitive verb for being late or delayed in any context.
滞とどこおるN1
遅れる simply means to be late or behind schedule, while 滞る specifically implies a process has come to a halt and is piling up.
出で遅おくれる
遅れる is the general verb for being late or delayed at any point, while 出遅れる specifically means falling behind right from the start.
乗のり遅おくれるN3
遅れる is the general word for being late or falling behind, while 乗り遅れる specifically means missing a train, bus, or other scheduled transport (or figuratively, a trend).

間まに合あうN4sense 1
間に合う means to make it on time, the direct opposite of 遅れる's sense of being late for something.
進すすむN4sense 2
進む means to advance or make progress, the opposite of 遅れる's sense of falling behind in progress or trends.
先さき立だつ

遅おそいN5sense 1
遅い is an adjective describing something as slow or late, while 遅れる is a verb meaning to become late or fall behind, so they can't be swapped grammatically.

遅おくれるUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling for most senses, especially being late or delayed.
おくれるUsage13%
後おくれるUsage1%
Often used for falling behind in progress, studies, or times, and for being preceded in death.

Derived from the adjective 遅い (おそい, 'slow, late') with the verb-forming suffix れる, indicating a state of being late or behind.