Vocabulary
What does 手遅れ (ておくれ, teokure) mean?
手遅れ (ておくれ, teokure) means too late, too late for treatment.
Quick facts| Reading | ておくれ |
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| Romaji | teokure |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonteokure
too late, too late for treatment
- 1noun being too late; losing one's final chance
Example sentences
今から準備しても手遅れかもしれない。
Even if I start preparing now, it may already be too late.
病院に着いたときはもう手遅れだった。
By the time we arrived at the hospital, it was already too late.
