後回し

後回し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後	回
あと Grade: 2	まわ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あとま​わし [àtómáꜜwàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠to̞ma̠ɰᵝa̠ɕi]

Noun

後回し (hiragana あとまわし, rōmaji atomawashi, historical hiragana あとまはし)

1. postponing, delaying, putting off

   嫌 (いや)なことを後 (あと)回 (まわ)しにする

   iya na koto o atomawashi ni suru

   to postpone unpleasant things

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN