Word details

先送り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 先送り.

Dictionary

Entry

先送りきおくりNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #21614
1

putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

Examples
私は彼の叔父さんの死のことを彼に話すのを出来る限り先送りした。
I delayed telling him about his uncle's death as long as I could.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

6 strokesFrequency 173JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

さきま.ず

Nanori

ぽん

escort, send

8 strokesFrequency 311JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ソウ

Kun

おく.る

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