| 遅い | おそい | slow; late; too late | n5 |
| 遅れる | おくれる | to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue | n4 |
| 遅延 | ちえん | delay; latency | |
| 遅刻 | ちこく | lateness; tardiness; arriving late | n4 |
| 遅れ | おくれ | delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in | n3 |
| 遅ればせながら | おくればせながら | belatedly; though a little too late | |
| 乗り遅れる | のりおくれる | to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by | |
| 遅々 | ちち | slow; lagging; tardy | n5 |
| 巧遅 | こうち | elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work | |
| 遅らせる | おくらせる | to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down | |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ | being too late; losing one's final chance | |
| 時代遅れ | じだいおくれ | old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated | n1 |
| 遅鈍 | ちどん | dullness; stupidity | |
| 遅くとも | おそくとも | at the latest | n2 |
| 遅速 | ちそく | speed; progress | |
| 遅番 | おそばん | late shift; second shift; afternoon shift | |
| 遅らす | おくらす | to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard | |
| 遅滞 | ちたい | delay; procrastination | n2 |
| 遅霜 | おそじも | late spring frost | |
| 遅疑 | ちぎ | hesitation; vacillation | |
| 遅刻魔 | ちこくま | person who is always late; person who is never on time | |
| 遅まきながら | おそまきながら | belatedly; though a little too late | |
| 遅遅 | ちち | slow; lagging; tardy | n5 |
| 履行遅滞 | りこうちたい | delay in performance; procrastination of execution | |
| 無遅刻無欠席 | むちこくむけっせき | perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work) | |
| 乗遅れる | のりおくれる | to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by | |
| 巧遅拙速 | こうちせっそく | better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent | |
| 遅れ馳せ | おくればせ | belated; eleventh-hour | |
| 伝播遅延 | でんぱちえん | propagation delay | |
| 遅蒔き | おそまき | late sowing; doing late; doing belatedly | |
| 遅生まれ | おそうまれ | being born after April 1 (school entrance date) | |
| 遅筆 | ちひつ | writing slowly | |
| 遅刻届 | ちこくとどけ | report of late arrival; tardy slip | |
| 遅ればせ | おくればせ | belated; eleventh-hour | |
| 遅参 | ちさん | late attendance; lateness; tardiness | |
| 遅咲き | おそざき | blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late; late-flowering plant | |
| 遅まき | おそまき | late sowing; doing late; doing belatedly | |
| 出遅れる | でおくれる | to get a late start | |
| 遅効 | ちこう | delayed effect | |
| 立ち遅れる | たちおくれる | to start slowly; to lag behind | |
| 遅場米 | おそばまい | rice from a late harvest; late rice | |
| 遅日 | ちじつ | long spring day | |
| 遅すぎる | おそすぎる | to be too late; to be too slow | |
| 月遅れ | つきおくれ | a month or older; back numbers of a monthly | |
| 遅滞なく | ちたいなく | without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith | |
| 遅配 | ちはい | delay (in payment, delivery, rationing, etc.) | |
| 遅知恵 | おそぢえ | delayed mental development; cognitive delay; late-developing intelligence; hindsight | |
| 遅れ力率 | おくれりきりつ | lagging power factor | |
| 死に遅れる | しにおくれる | to outlive | |
| 遅延証明書 | ちえんしょうめいしょ | certificate of lateness (issued by a railroad company, etc.) | |
| 低遅延 | ていちえん | low delay; low latency | |
| 遅疑逡巡 | ちぎしゅんじゅん | shilly-shally; hesitation; indecision; vacillation | |
| 遅出 | おそで | leaving late (for work); late shift | |
| 夜遅く | よるおそく | late at night; at a late hour | |
| 遅進児 | ちしんじ | slow learner | |
| 出し遅れ | だしおくれ | belated | |
| 遅春 | ちしゅん | late spring; spring that comes late | |
| 遅達 | ちたつ | late delivery; delayed delivery; late notification | |
| 遅行指標 | ちこうしひょう | lagging indicator | |
| 遅発性 | ちはつせい | late-onset (of a disease, etc.); delayed; tardive | |
| 伝搬遅延 | でんぱんちえん | propagation delay | |
| 精神遅滞 | せいしんちたい | mental retardation | |
| 無遅刻 | むちこく | not being late (for school, work, etc. over a certain period); never being late | |
| 遅払い | ちはらい | delay in payment | |
| 遅延利息 | ちえんりそく | late payment interest; interest on late payments; default interest; interest on overdue accounts | |
| 遅く | おそく | late; slowly | |
| 遅筋 | ちきん | slow muscle | |
| 知恵遅れ | ちえおくれ | mental retardation | |
| 遅じまい | おそじまい | late closing | |
| 遅効性肥料 | ちこうせいひりょう | slow-acting fertilizer; slow-acting fertiliser | |
| 遅発中性子 | ちはつちゅうせいし | delayed neutron | |
| 凌遅 | りょうち | lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body | |
| 最遅 | さいち | slowest; latest; tardiest | |
| 栖遅 | せいち | living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside; retirement house | |
| 棲遅 | せいち | living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside; retirement house | |
| 遅し | おそし | slow | |
| 遅す | おくらす | to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard | |
| 遅め | おそめ | a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow | |
| 遅咲 | おそざき | blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late; late-flowering plant | |
| 遅桜 | おそざくら | late-blooming cherry blossom | |
| 遅漏 | ちろう | late ejaculation; delayed ejaculation | |
| 遅牛 | おそうし | slow cow; slow ox | |
| 遅発 | ちはつ | delayed departure; delayed start; leaving behind schedule; delayed onset | |
| 遅目 | おそめ | a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow | |
| 遅着 | ちちゃく | late arrival | |
| 遅脈 | ちみゃく | slow pulse | |
| 遅読 | ちどく | slow reading | |
| 凌遅刑 | りょうちけい | lingchi (form of torture and execution used in China); slow slicing; death by a thousand cuts | |
| 遅レス | おそレス | slow response (to an email, etc.) | |
| 遅上り | おそあがり | entering elementary school a year later than others | |
| 遅刻者 | ちこくしゃ | latecomer; person who arrives late | |
| 遅延線 | ちえんせん | delay line | |
| 遅智慧 | おそぢえ | delayed mental development; cognitive delay; late-developing intelligence; hindsight | |
| いき遅れ | いきおくれ | woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old) | |
| ゆき遅れ | いきおくれ | woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old) | |
| 一足遅い | ひとあしおそい | slightly late; just after | |
| 伝送遅延 | でんそうちえん | transmission delay | |
| 周回遅れ | しゅうかいおくれ | being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times | |
| 夜分遅く | やぶんおそく | late at night; at a late hour | |
| 嫁き遅れ | いきおくれ | woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old) | |
| 春日遅々 | しゅんじつちち | long and balmy (of a spring day) | |
| 春日遅遅 | しゅんじつちち | long and balmy (of a spring day) | |
| 流行遅れ | りゅうこうおくれ | out of fashion; out of style; outmoded | |
| 申遅れる | もうしおくれる | to be slow in saying | |
| 立ち遅れ | たちおくれ | slow start | |
| 行き遅れ | いきおくれ | woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old) | |
| 足が遅い | あしがおそい | to be slow-footed | |
| 足の遅い | あしのおそい | slow-footed | |
| 遅れ咲き | おくれざき | blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late; late-flowering plant | |
| 遅上がり | おそあがり | entering elementary school a year later than others | |
| 遅下がり | おそさがり | peak delay (of pitch accent); late fall; delayed drop | |
| 遅刻届け | ちこくとどけ | report of late arrival; tardy slip | |
| 遅延処理 | ちえんしょり | deference | |
| 遅延回路 | ちえんかいろ | delay circuit | |
| 遅延変動 | ちえんへんどう | delay variation | |
| 遅延更新 | ちえんこうしん | deferred update | |
| 遅延歪み | ちえんひずみ | delay distortion | |
| 遅延登録 | ちえんとうろく | late registration; delayed registration | |
| 遅延素子 | ちえんそし | delay element | |
| 遅延配信 | ちえんはいしん | deferred delivery | |
| 遅早時間 | ちそうじかん | hours (of work) missed by arriving late or leaving early | |
| 遅滞作戦 | ちたいさくせん | delaying operation; time-buying | |
| 遅滞無く | ちたいなく | without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith | |
| 遅過ぎる | おそすぎる | to be too late; to be too slow | |
| セル化遅延 | セルかちえん | (cell) encapsulation delay | |
| リング遅延 | リングちえん | ring latency | |
| 世に遅れる | よにおくれる | to fall behind the times | |
| 今や遅しと | いまやおそしと | impatiently; eagerly | |
| 大穴牟遅命 | おおあなむちのみこと | Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | |
| 大穴牟遅神 | おおなむちのかみ | Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | |
| 振り遅れる | ふりおくれる | to swing late (at a ball) | |
| 時既に遅し | ときすでにおそし | it's already too late | |
| 時間の遅れ | じかんのおくれ | time dilation | |
| 申し遅れる | もうしおくれる | to be slow in saying | |
| 行き遅れる | いきおくれる | to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere | |
| 逃げ遅れる | にげおくれる | to fail to escape | |
| 遅れをとる | おくれをとる | to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten | |
| 遅れを取る | おくれをとる | to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten | |
| 遅延モード | ちえんモード | deferral mode | |
| 遅延広がり | ちえんひろがり | delay spread | |
| 遅延揺らぎ | ちえんゆらぎ | delay variation | |
| ひとあし遅い | ひとあしおそい | slightly late; just after | |
| セル遅延変動 | セルちえんへんどう | cell delay variation; CDV | |
| 伝送経路遅延 | でんそうけいろちえん | transmission path delay; one-way propagation time | |
| 伝送遅延変動 | でんそうちえんへんどう | transmission delay variation | |
| 早かれ遅かれ | はやかれおそかれ | sooner or later | |
| 時すでに遅し | ときすでにおそし | it's already too late | |
| 時間に遅れる | じかんにおくれる | to be late; to be unpunctual | |
| 精神発達遅滞 | せいしんはったつちたい | mental retardation | |
| 遅かれ早かれ | おそかれはやかれ | sooner or later | |
| 遅きに失する | おそきにしっする | to be too late (to be of use) | |
| 遅ばせながら | おくればせながら | belatedly; though a little too late | |
| 遅発性筋肉痛 | ちはつせいきんにくつう | delayed onset muscle soreness; DOMS | |
| 遅蒔きながら | おそまきながら | belatedly; though a little too late | |
| 嫁に行き遅れる | よめにいきおくれる | to be (too) late getting married | |
| 遅れを取り戻す | おくれをとりもどす | to make up for lost time; to make up for a delay; to catch up (on) | |
| 遅れ馳せながら | おくればせながら | belatedly; though a little too late | |
| 遅延配信取消し | ちえんはいしんとりけし | deferred delivery cancellation | |
| 遅発性ウイルス | ちはつせいウイルス | slow virus | |
| 頭の回転が遅い | あたまのかいてんがおそい | slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake | |
| スイッチング遅延 | スイッチングちえん | switching delay | |
| バスに乗り遅れる | バスにのりおくれる | to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; to miss the bus | |
| 早牛も淀遅牛も淀 | はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど | there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo | |
| 遅かりし由良之助 | おそかりしゆらのすけ | to let a chance to do something slip through one's fingers | |
| 遅れをとりもどす | おくれをとりもどす | to make up for lost time; to make up for a delay; to catch up (on) | |
| 遅延センシティブ | ちえんセンシティブ | delay sensitive | |
| 遅牛も淀早牛も淀 | おそうしもよど、はやうしもよど | there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; slow oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), fast oxen also end up in Yodo | |
| 子宮内胎児発育遅延 | しきゅうないたいじはついくちえん | intrauterine growth retardation; IUGR | |
| 巧遅は拙速にしかず | こうちはせっそくにしかず | it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate | |
| 巧遅は拙速に如かず | こうちはせっそくにしかず | it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate | |
| 早牛も淀、遅牛も淀 | はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど | there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo | |
| 遅牛も淀、早牛も淀 | おそうしもよど、はやうしもよど | there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; slow oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), fast oxen also end up in Yodo | |
| 遅発性ジスキネジア | ちはつせいジスキネジア | tardive dyskinesia | |
| 遅延変動センシティブ | ちえんへんどうセンシティブ | delay variation sensitive | |
| ディジタル検出遅延時間 | ディジタルけんしゅつちえんじかん | recognition time | |