1.
moving down, postponement
moving down (a schedule, date, or deadline); postponing (to a later time)
開始時刻の繰り下げを検討する。
Consider postponing the start time.
雨で試合が繰り下げになった。
The game was postponed due to rain.
年金の受給開始を繰り下げできる。
You can delay the start of receiving your pension.
2.
borrowing (arithmetic)
borrowing (in arithmetic, when subtracting from a larger place value)
引き算の繰り下げを練習する。
Practice borrowing in subtraction.
繰り下げの概念を理解する。
Understand the concept of borrowing.
繰り下げが必要な計算は難しい。
Calculations that require borrowing are difficult.
繰り下げ is a noun derived from the verb 繰り下げる (to move down, to postpone). Like its antonym 繰り上げ, it has scheduling and arithmetic uses.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 予定の繰り下げ (schedule postponement)
- 日程の繰り下げ (moving down the date)
- 年金繰り下げ受給 (delayed pension receipt)
VERB FORM:
- 繰り下げる (to move down, to postpone)
- 繰り下がる (to be moved down - intransitive)
PENSION CONTEXT:
In Japan, 繰り下げ specifically refers to delaying the start of pension payments (past age 65), which increases the monthly amount.
REGISTER: Neutral. Used in business, academic, and everyday contexts.
Related Words
Antonym:
繰り上げ (moving up/advancing)