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先送り (さきおくり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
postponement ; putting off ; delaying
Often used for decisions, problems, or tasks that are deferred to a later time, especially in political, business, or personal contexts. Can imply avoidance or kicking the can down the road.
難むずか しい 仕し 事ごと を いつも 先さき 送おく り し て しまう 。
I always end up putting off difficult tasks.
Similar words 延えん 期き 延期 is a more formal and neutral term for postponement, often used for scheduled events. 先送り carries a nuance of pushing something problematic into the future, sometimes with a negative connotation of avoidance.
後あと 回まわ し 後回し means putting something off to deal with later, often in a sequence of tasks. It is more casual and personal than 先送り, which is commonly used in institutional or political contexts.
Etymology Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead; future') and 送り (okuri, 'sending'), literally 'sending ahead'. The meaning of postponing or deferring developed from the idea of pushing something forward in time.
