Japanese symbol for “delaying”
先送り
さきおくり
Romaji: sakiokuri
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
In Japanese, delaying is 先送り, read さきおくり (sakiokuri).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “delaying”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猶予 | ゆうよ yuuyo | hesitation; delaying; dawdling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 優先 | ゆうせん yuusen | preference; priority; precedence |
| 先輩 | せんぱい senpai | senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder |
| 先日 | せんじつ senjitsu | the other day; a few days ago |
| 先週 | せんしゅう senshuu | last week; the week before |
| 先月 | せんげつ sengetsu | last month |
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send; to dispatch; to forward |
See also: Chinese symbol for “delaying”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.