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What does 遅刻 (ちこく, chikoku) mean?

遅刻 (ちこく, chikoku) means tardiness, being late.

Quick facts
Readingちこく
Romajichikoku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ちこく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchikoku

tardiness, being late

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive lateness; tardiness; arriving late

Example sentences

  • I overslept and was late for school.

  • I leave the house early so as not to be late.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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