繰(く)り下(さ)げ

くりさげ
noun
moving down, postponement
time-generalnumber
1. moving down, postponement
moving down (a schedule, date, or deadline); postponing (to a later time)
開始(かいし)時刻(じこく)の繰(く)り下(さ)げを検討(けんとう)する。
Consider postponing the start time.
雨(あめ)で試合(しあい)が繰(く)り下(さ)げになった。
The game was postponed due to rain.
年金(ねんきん)の受給(じゅきゅう)開始(かいし)を繰(く)り下(さ)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(ひ)き算(ざん)の繰(く)り下(さ)げを練習(れんしゅう)する。
Practice borrowing in subtraction.
繰(く)り下(さ)げの概念(がいねん)を理解(りかい)する。
Understand the concept of borrowing.
繰(く)り下(さ)げが必要(ひつよう)な計算(けいさん)は難(むずか)しい。
Calculations that require borrowing are difficult.

Usage

繰(く)り下(さ)げ is a noun derived from the verb 繰(く)り下(さ)げる (to move down, to postpone). Like its antonym 繰(く)り上(あ)げ, it has scheduling and arithmetic uses.

Common collocations

Forms

  • 繰(く)り下(さ)げる (to move down, to postpone)
  • 繰(く)り下(さ)がる (to be moved down - intransitive)

CULTURAL NOTE (pensions):
In Japan, 繰(く)り下(さ)げ specifically refers to delaying the start of pension payments (past age 65), which increases the monthly amount.

Related Words

Antonym: 繰(く)り上(あ)げ (moving up/advancing)
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Added 2026.1.21 15:41 · Revised 2026.10.12 4:11
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