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late arrival notice
a formal notice or form submitted when arriving late to work or school
遅刻届を提出してください。
Please submit a late arrival notice.
電車が遅れたので遅刻届を書いた。
I wrote a late arrival notice because the train was delayed.
遅刻届に理由を記入する。
Fill in the reason on the late arrival notice.
遅刻届 is a compound noun combining 遅刻 (being late) + 届 (notice/notification), referring to the formal documentation required when arriving late.
WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS (~届):
- 遅刻届 (late arrival notice)
- 早退届 (early departure notice)
- 欠勤届 (absence notice)
- 休暇届 (leave request form)
- 退職届 (resignation notice)
TRAIN DELAYS:
When trains are delayed in Japan, stations provide 遅延証明書 (delay certificates) that can be attached to 遅刻届 to verify the reason for lateness.
SCHOOL CONTEXT:
Students may also need to submit 遅刻届 to their homeroom teacher or school office.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 遅刻届を出す/提出する (to submit a late notice)
- 遅刻届を書く (to write a late notice)
REGISTER: Neutral to formal. Standard workplace/school vocabulary.