Word Meaning 先送り

さきおくり sakiokuri

先送り is read as さきおくり (sakiokuri) and means putting off (doing).

Meaning

English

  1. putting off (doing)
  2. postponement
  3. delaying

Reading

Kana

さきおくり

Romaji

sakiokuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 前倒し Rank 12735 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

送り先

おくりさき

recipient

配送先

はいそうさき

delivery address

回送先住所要求

かいそうさきじゅうしょようきゅう

request for forwarding address

先取り

さきどり

anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

先細り

さきぼそり

tapering (to a point)

先回り

さきまわり

going on ahead

先週

せんしゅう

last week

先着

せんちゃく

arriving first

先方

さきかた

destination

先発

せんぱつ

starting (in team sports)

先住

せんじゅう

previous priest

先手

せんて

forestalling

Example Sentences

2

Europe has addressed energy issues and climate change far more seriously than the United States has.

The government's delay in issuing evacuation advisories has been identified as a main factor in the loss of so many lives during the torrential downpours.