| 1574 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 884 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4722 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1090 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 961 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1807 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 702 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 118 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 709 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1999 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2700 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1076 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38989P | Morohashi |
| 3133 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6089 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1067 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1594 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
833 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遅々 【チチ】 slow, lagging, tardy
- 遅延 【チエン】 delay, latency
- 棲遅 【セイチ】 living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside, retirement house
- 巧遅 【コウチ】 elaborate but slow execution, polished but slow work
Kun reading compounds
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
- 遅らす 【おくらす】 to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
- 遅い 【おそい】 slow, time-consuming, sluggish, late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night, later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual, too late, having missed the boat, dull, stupid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- despacio
- tarde
- llegar tarde
- retrasar
- retrasado
Portuguese
- atrasado
- lento
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- retard
- lent
- précédent
- plus tard
| 3755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3730.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9045 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 配給 【ハイキュウ】 distribution (e.g. films, rice), rationing (e.g. food, gasoline), food ration
- 配管 【ハイカン】 plumbing, piping
- 無配 【ムハイ】 without dividend
- 宅配 【タクハイ】 home delivery
Kun reading compounds
- 配る 【くばる】 to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out, to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- distribuir
- racionar
Portuguese
- distribuir
- cônjuge
- exílio
- racionamento
French
- distribuer
- épouse
- exiler
- rationner
| 299 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 368 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 304 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4779 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 430 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 971 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1141 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 515 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 524 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 727 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1853 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 981 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1448 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39771 | Morohashi |
| 1460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1544 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 308 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 363 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 1761.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 914d | Unicode hex code |