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先延ばし

Kana Reading

さきのばし

Romaji

sakinobashi

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

delay; putting off; procrastination

Example sentence

多くの女性がより高い教養とキャリアを追求し、それ故に結婚と出産を先延ばしにしている。 Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.

Examples of 先延ばし, さきのばし in a sentence

多くの女性がより高い教養とキャリアを追求し、それ故に結婚と出産を先延ばしにしている。

Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.
私はぎりぎりになるまで先延ばしにしていた。

I waited until the last minute.
仕事探しを先延ばしにするのはやめなさい。

Stop putting off finding a job.

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Kanji in this word

延

JLPT 2

8 strokes

prolong, stretching

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: の.びる, の.べる, の.べ, の.ばす

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先

JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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