Word Meaning 延期

えんき enki

延期 is read as えんき (enki) and means postponement.

Meaning

English

  1. postponement
  2. deferment
  3. adjournment

Reading

Kana

えんき

Romaji

enki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3015 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

延期になる

えんきになる

to be postponed

無期延期

むきえんき

indefinite postponement

無期限延期

むきげんえんき

indefinite postponement

雨天延期

うてんえんき

postponed because of rain

期限を延ばす

きげんをのばす

to extend the term

延びる

のびる

to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

延長

えんちょう

(total) length

延命

えんめい

keeping alive longer

延べ

のべ

credit (buying)

延々

えんえん

endlessly

延焼

えんしょう

spread of fire

延長後半

えんちょうこうはん

second half of extra time (in soccer)

Example Sentences

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The decision was put off.

The wedding was put off.

Why don't we postpone this until next week?

Let's postpone our trip.

We postponed the event.

Let's put it off till next week.

The game has been indefinitely postponed.

The game was put off because of rain.

We put off our departure owing to the storm.

The meeting was postponed to three days from today.