先送り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1
おく
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(さき)(おく) (sakiokuri

  1. postponement, procrastination

Verb

(さき)(おく)する (sakiokuri surutransitive suru (stem (さき)(おく) (sakiokuri shi), past (さき)(おく)した (sakiokuri shita))

  1. postpone, procrastinate
    宿(しゅく)(だい)先送(さきおく)りする
    shukudai o sakiokuri suru
    to procrastinate on homework

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN