Japanese symbol for “postpone”
見送る
みおくる
Romaji: miokuru
to see (someone) off; to escort
In Japanese, postpone is 見送る, read みおくる (miokuru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v5r, vt to see (someone) off; to escort
- v5r, vt to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to gaze after
- v5r, vt to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity)
- v5r, vt to postpone; to put off; to shelve; to leave (as it is)
- v5r, vt to take care of (someone) until death; to attend (someone's) funeral; to bury
- v5r, vt to hold off (buying or selling); to wait and see (stockm)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “postpone”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遅らせる | おくらせる okuraseru | to delay; to postpone; to put off |
| 伸ばす | のばす nobasu | to postpone |
| 譲る | ゆずる yuzuru | to postpone; to put off; to defer |
| 持ち越す | もちこす mochikosu | to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off |
| 見合わせる | みあわせる miawaseru | to postpone; to put off; to withhold |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion; view; comment |
| 見える | みえる mieru | to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight |
| 見かけ | みかけ mikake | outward appearance |
| 会見 | かいけん kaiken | interview; audience; meeting |
| 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 “postpone”.
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.