Japanese symbol for “procrastination”
延滞
えんたい
Romaji: entai
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
In Japanese, procrastination is 延滞, read えんたい (entai).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “procrastination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怠慢 | たいまん taiman | negligence; neglect; carelessness |
| 遅滞 | ちたい chitai | delay; procrastination |
| サボり | サボり sabori | skipping out; cutting class; truancy |
| 遷延 | せんえん sen'en | delay; procrastination |
| 延引 | えんいん en'in | delay; procrastination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延長 | えんちょう enchou | extension; elongation; prolongation |
| 延期 | えんき enki | postponement; deferment; adjournment |
| 遅延 | ちえん chien | delay; latency |
| 延べ | のべ nobe | futures |
| 蔓延 | まんえん man'en | spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation; tie-up; standstill |
See also: Chinese symbol for “procrastination”.
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