Japanese symbol for “procrastinate”
先延ばしにする
さきのばしにする
Romaji: sakinobashinisuru
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
In Japanese, procrastinate is 先延ばしにする, read さきのばしにする (sakinobashinisuru).
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Meanings
- exp, vs-i to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
Written forms: 先延ばしにする、先のばしにする. Readings: さきのばしにする.
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 延長 | えんちょう enchou | extension; elongation; prolongation |
| 延期 | えんき enki | postponement; deferment; adjournment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “procrastinate”.
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.