先延ばし

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Noun

(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

(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

Conjugation