後回し

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あとま​わし [àtómáꜜwàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠to̞ma̠ɰᵝa̠ɕi]

Noun

後(あと)回(まわ)し • (atomawashi) ←あとまはし (atomafasi)?

  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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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