Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “遅れを取る”

遅れを取る

おくれをとる

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

Example sentence

American students are falling behind in math.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

遅
On
ち
Kun
おく.れる;おく.らす;おそ.い
Stroke count
12

・slow

・late

・back

・later

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取
On
しゅ
Kun
と.る;と.り;と.り-;とり;-ど.り
Stroke count
8

・take

・fetch

・take up

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