遅刻届(ちこくとどけ)

遅刻届(ちこくとどけ) is a compound noun combining 遅刻(ちこく) (being late) + 届(とどけ) (notice/notification), referring to the formal documentation required when arriving late.

WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS (～届(とどけ)):

• 遅刻届(ちこくとどけ) (late arrival notice)
• 早退届(そうたいとどけ) (early departure notice)
• 欠勤届(けっきんとどけ) (absence notice)
• 休暇届(きゅうかとどけ) (leave request form)
• 退職届(たいしょくとどけ) (resignation notice)

Train delays

When trains are delayed in Japan, stations provide 遅延証明書(ちえんしょうめいしょ) (delay certificates) that can be attached to 遅刻届(ちこくとどけ) to verify the reason for lateness.

School context

Students may also need to submit 遅刻届(ちこくとどけ) to their homeroom teacher or school office.

Common collocations

• 遅刻届(ちこくとどけ)を出(だ)す/提出(ていしゅつ)する (to submit a late notice)
• 遅刻届(ちこくとどけ)を書(か)く (to write a late notice)

Register: Neutral to formal. Standard workplace/school vocabulary.