繰くり延のべる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

postpone; defer; reschedule

Used for delaying an event, deadline, payment, or plan to a later time. Often used in business or formal contexts.

会かい議ぎは来らい週しゅうに繰くり延のべられた。
The meeting was postponed to next week.
支し払はらいを月げつ末

まつ

まで

繰く

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延の

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ます

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。

Could you defer the payment until the end of the month?

Written forms

繰くり延のべるUsage54%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
繰くり延のべるUsage41%
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still used.
くりのべるUsage5%

Kanji

繰winding, reel, spin
延prolong, stretching

Similar words

延えん期きする
延期する is a more general and common word for postponing. 繰り延べる often implies rescheduling to a specific later date, especially in business or accounting contexts.
先さき送おくりする
先送りする means to put off or procrastinate, often with a nuance of avoiding a decision. 繰り延べる is more neutral and planned.

Etymology

Compound of 繰り (kuri, continuative form of 繰る 'to reel, to spin out') + 延べる (noberu, 'to extend, to postpone'). Literally 'to spin out and extend', referring to stretching a timeline.