手遅れ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
おく
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
手遲れ (kyūjitai)
手後れ
手遅

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(おく) (teokure-na (adnominal ()(おく) (teokure na), adverbial ()(おく) (teokure ni))

  1. too late, being belated
  2. beyond help

Inflection

Noun

()(おく) (teokure

  1. being too late, being belated
  2. being beyond help

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN