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    3. 先送り

    先送り

    先さき送おくり​

    putting off (doing)

    KMT4News #6+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab17 strokes

    さきおくり

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    putting off (doing), postponement, delaying

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    宿しゅく題だいを先さき送おくりしてはいけません。

    You must not put off your homework.

    KMT3EducationDaily Life
    会かい議ぎは来らい週しゅうに先さき送おくりされました。

    The meeting was postponed until next week.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life
    仕し事ごとの締しめ切きりが迫せまっているのに、彼かれはいつも先さき送おくりする癖くせがある。

    Even though the work deadline is approaching, he always has a habit of procrastinating.

    KMT5Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    予よ算さん案あんの採さい決けつが先さき送おくりされた。

    The vote on the budget bill was postponed.

    KMT5Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    重じゅう要ような決けつ断だんを先さき送おくりすることは、問もん題だいの悪あっ化かを招まねく可か能のう性せいがあります。

    Postponing important decisions can lead to the worsening of problems.

    KMT7Work & CareerPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    送
    おく.る…(1)
    escort・send
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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