先延ばし

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Noun[edit]

(さき)()ばし (sakinobashi

  1. procrastination, putting off
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      だが、いつまでも先延(さきの)ばしにしたところで問題(もんだい)解消(かいしょう)しない。
      Da ga, itsu made mo sakinobashi ni shita tokoro de mondai wa kaishō shinai.
      But endless delay won’t make the problem go away.

Verb[edit]

(さき)()ばしする (sakinobashi surusuru (stem (さき)()ばし (sakinobashi shi), past (さき)()ばしした (sakinobashi shita))

  1. put off, delay

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