being late, tardiness

Kanji in this word

• 遅 slow, late
• 刻 engrave, time

Example sentences

• 遅刻ちこくします。

  Chikoku shimasu.

  I'll be late.

• 遅刻ちこくしたね。

  Chikoku shita ne.

  You are late.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Related words · share a kanji

• 遅い late; slow
• 遅れる to be late
• 遅延 delay
• 時刻表 timetable
• 深刻 serious, severe
• 深刻化 worsening, becoming serious