N11728/3019

手て遅おくれ

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)

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ておくれ

Meanings

being too late, losing one's final chance

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今いますぐ病院びょういんに行いかないと手遅ておくれになるぞ。

If you don't go to the hospital right now, it will be too late.

手遅ておくれになる前まえに、専門家せんもんかに相談そうだんすべきだった。

I should have consulted an expert before it was too late.

彼女かのじょが異変いへんに気きづいたときにはすでに手遅ておくれだった。

By the time she noticed something was wrong, it was already too late.

環境かんきょう問題もんだいに対たいして手遅ておくれになる前まえに行動こうどうを起おこさなければならない。

We must take action on environmental issues before it is too late.

医師いしは、治療ちりょうを開始かいしするにはすでに手遅ておくれであると患者かんじゃに告つげた。

The doctor told the patient that it was already too late to begin treatment.

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

意向いこう

intention, inclination, mind, idea, wish, view

male (animal, plant); male; manly, brave, heroic; larger (of the two), greater; man; husband; male, man; excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure

総合そうごう

synthesis, combination, integration, putting together; general, combined, composite, mixed, integrated, comprehensive; synthesis, colligation