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Japanese word 遅れる: to be late / delayed. Meanings and example sentences.

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遅れる (おくれる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

遅れる (おくれる) means to be late / delayed.

See example sentences below.

遅れる at a glance

遅れる

おくれるokureru

N4verb

to be late / delayed

遅れるおくれるokureruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 遅れる

Core meaning

to be late / delayed

Basic example sentences

Example 1

バスが遅れてしまった。

Translation

The bus was late.

Example 2

宿題を遅れて出しました。

Translation

I handed in my homework late.

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