Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

    アメリカの学生は数学で遅れをとっている。
    American students are falling behind in math.

Also written 後れを取る【おくれをとる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

slow, late, back, later

Kun
おく.れるおく.らすおそ.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
833 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
3-3-9SKIP code
2q9.17The Kanji Dictionary
3730.4Four corner code
3755deroo
9045Unicode hex code
1-35-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4722Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6089New Nelson (John Haig)
3133New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3887Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1999Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2700Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1067Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1148Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
884A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1807Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1090Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38989PMorohashi
1574A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
702Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
715Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
961Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1594Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
118Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.17busy_people
709Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1076Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

どる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level