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猶予 (ゆうよ, yuuyo) Japanese meaning: postponement | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 猶予する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 猶ゆう 予よ する 猶ゆう 予よ しない Polite 猶ゆう 予よ します 猶ゆう 予よ しません Past polite 猶ゆう 予よ しました 猶ゆう 予よ しませんでした Past 猶ゆう 予よ した 猶ゆう 予よ しなかった Te-form 猶ゆう 予よ して 猶ゆう 予よ しないで Desire 猶ゆう 予よ したい 猶ゆう 予よ したくない Potential 猶ゆう 予よ できる 猶ゆう 予よ できない Passive 猶ゆう 予よ される 猶ゆう 予よ されない Causative 猶ゆう 予よ させる 猶ゆう 予よ させない Causative passive 猶ゆう 予よ させられる 猶ゆう 予よ させられない Volitional 猶ゆう 予よ しよう Polite volitional 猶ゆう 予よ しましょう Imperative 猶ゆう 予よ しろ 猶ゆう 予よ するな Conditional 猶ゆう 予よ すれば 猶ゆう 予よ しなければ Tara conditional 猶ゆう 予よ したら 猶ゆう 予よ しなかったら
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期き
限げん
を
一いっ
か
月げつ
猶ゆう
予よ
し
て
もらっ
た
。
I was given a one-month extension on the payment deadline.
In the judgment, execution of the sentence was deferred.
There is not a moment to lose.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 猶ゆう 予よ する to defer or postpone something (a payment, punishment, etc.)
The court suspended the execution of the sentence.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 猶ゆう 予よ を 与あた える to grant someone extra time before a deadline
The bank gave a one-month grace period for the repayment.
猶ゆう 予よ を 求もと める to request an extension or postponement
The company asked for an extension on paying its taxes.
猶ゆう 予よ がない to have no time to spare
There was no more time to lose before the surgery had to be performed.
Expressions 一いっ 刻こく の 猶ゆう 予よ もない not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer Kanji 予 beforehand, previous, myself 与 bestow, participate in, give Transitive / intransitive 猶予 can be used both transitively, as in 刑の執行を猶予する ("to suspend the execution of a sentence"), and intransitively in set phrases describing a state of delay, as in 一刻も猶予している暇はない ("there is no time to be delaying even a moment").
Related words 延期 means postponing an event or scheduled date, while 猶予 emphasizes being granted extra time before an obligation, deadline, or punishment takes effect.
延長 means extending the length of a period or deadline itself, while 猶予 is specifically a grace period granted before a required action must be carried out.
保留 means putting a decision or matter on hold, while 猶予 focuses on delaying the execution of a payment, punishment, or obligation.
猶予 is a native Japanese word for a grace period or postponement, especially in legal or payment contexts, while モラトリアム is a loanword used for formal, often large-scale suspensions like debt freezes or test bans.
免除 permanently cancels an obligation, while 猶予 merely postpones it to a later date.
Written forms 猶ゆう 予よ Usage 100%
Standard common spelling, supported by high frequency/priority.
猶ゆう 与よ Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Attested search-only kanji form; use 猶予 in normal writing.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound conventionally written 猶予. 猶余 and 猶与 are listed as search-only variants; these are not the normal modern spellings.
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suspension of indictment; deferred prosecution
