"後れ" meaning in Japanese

See 後れ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 後れ [canonical] (ruby: (おく)), okure [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|おくれ}} 後(おく)れ • (okure)
  1. alternative form of 遅れ Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 遅れ
    Sense id: en-後れ-ja-noun-mDPLktad Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 68 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 49 51
  2. being timid, flinch, recoil
    Sense id: en-後れ-ja-noun-G2KMxkhK Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 28 72 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
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          "遅れ",
          "遅れ#Japanese"
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        "being timid, flinch, recoil"
      ],
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          "timid",
          "timid"
        ],
        [
          "flinch",
          "flinch"
        ],
        [
          "recoil",
          "recoil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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          "後",
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      ],
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          "flinch"
        ],
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          "recoil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 後れ meaning in Japanese (0.9kB)

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