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先延ばし

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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

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(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

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 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