Meaning: おくれn. (Kanji=後れ) lag, lateness; defeat; backwardnessn. (Kanji=後れ,遅れ) lag, delay, time lagv. (Kanji=送る) send, ship, dispatch, remitv. (Kanji=贈る) award, grant, confer; give, send a present, present, giftv. (Kanji=後れる,遅れる) be late, fall behind schedule, trail behind, be towed behind, be pulled in the back