繰(く)り下(さ)げる

くりさげる
verb (ichidan, transitive)
to postpone; to move back (in time); to defer
1. to postpone; to move back (a date or time)
To reschedule something to happen later than originally planned.
会議(かいぎ)の日程(にってい)を2日(にち)繰(く)り下(さ)げた。
We postponed the meeting by two days.
台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)で運動会(うんどうかい)を繰(く)り下(さ)げることにした。
Due to the typhoon, we decided to postpone the sports day.
2. to defer; to push back (a deadline or age)
To delay something, especially a payment start date or retirement age.
年金(ねんきん)の受給(じゅきゅう)開始(かいし)年齢(ねんれい)を繰(く)り下(さ)げると月額(げつがく)が増(ふ)える。
If you defer the pension start age, the monthly amount increases.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: Transitive (他動詞(たどうし))
  • Pattern: Xを繰(く)り下(さ)げる

FORMATION:
Compound verb: 繰(く)る (to reel/wind) + 下(さ)げる (to lower)

CONJUGATION:

  • 繰(く)り下(さ)げる → 繰(く)り下(さ)げない (negative)
  • 繰(く)り下(さ)げる → 繰(く)り下(さ)げて (te-form)
  • 繰(く)り下(さ)げる → 繰(く)り下(さ)げた (past)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 日程(にってい)を繰(く)り下(さ)げる - to postpone a schedule
  • 開始(かいし)時間(じかん)を繰(く)り下(さ)げる - to push back the start time
  • 年金(ねんきん)受給(じゅきゅう)を繰(く)り下(さ)げる - to defer pension receipt

ANTONYM:
繰(く)り上(あ)げる - to move up, advance (the opposite operation)

Related Words

Antonym: 繰(く)り上(あ)げる (to advance/move up)
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Added 2026.1.19 12:22 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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