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    3. 後回し

    後回し

    後あと回まわし​

    putting off

    N1KMT8News #22+1CoreNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    あとまわし

    Noun

    1.
    putting off, postponing

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    宿しゅく題だいを後あと回まわしにしてしまった。

    I ended up putting off my homework.

    KMT7EducationDaily Life
    大たい切せつな用よう事じを後あと回まわしにすると、後あとで困こまる。

    If you put off important tasks, you'll have trouble later.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    疲つかれていると、家か事じを後あと回まわしにしがちだ。

    When tired, I tend to put off housework.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    健けん康こう診しん断だんを後あと回まわしにした結けっ果か、病びょう気きが進しん行こうしてしまった。

    As a result of postponing my health check-up, my illness progressed.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    彼かれは常つねに優ゆう先せん順じゅん位いをつけ、重じゅう要ような仕し事ごとは決けっして後あと回まわしにしない。

    He always prioritizes and never puts off important work.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    Kanji
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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