猶予

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See also: 犹豫 and 猶豫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
猶豫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

(, hesitate) +‎ (yo, time to spare).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆう)() (yūyo

  1. An act of hesitation.
    地球(ちきゅう)温暖化(おんだんか)一刻(いっこく)猶予(ゆうよ)もならない状況(じょうきょう)だ。
    Chikyū no ondanka wa ikkoku no yūyo mo naranai jōkyō da.
    The situation of global warming does not have a capacity of our hesitation.
  2. An act of extending a time limit such as paying a debt, a stay of execution, etc; a postponement, a grace, a delay, a suspension.
    保険料(ほけんりょう)払込(はらいこ)みが停滞(ていたい)払込(はらいこみ)猶予(ゆうよ)期間(きかん)経過(けいか)すると、契約(けいやく)失効(しっこう)します。
    Hokenryō no haraikomi ga teitai shi haraikomi-yūyo-kikan ga keika suru to, keiyaku wa shikkō shimasu.
    The insurance contract lapses if the premium payment is delayed and the payment period of grace passes.
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Verb

(ゆう)()する (yūyo surusuru (stem (ゆう)() (yūyo shi), past (ゆう)()した (yūyo shita))

  1. to extend, to defer, to delay
  2. to hesitate
Conjugation

See also

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 猶予 – see the following entry.
猶予いざよ
a hesitation, a pause
(This term, 猶予, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN