How to say "Delay" in Japanese | 遅らす

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Delay" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Delay" is "Okurasu", written in japanese as "遅らす".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '遅らす (おくらす)' means 'to delay' or 'to postpone'. It is used when someone intentionally causes something to happen later than originally planned. This verb is transitive, meaning it requires a direct object. For example: He delayed the meeting「彼は会議を遅らせた」(かれはかいぎをおくらせた). The teacher postponed the exam「先生は試験を遅らせた」(せんせいはしけんをおくらせた). Note that '遅らす' is often used in formal or written contexts, and it implies a deliberate action to delay something.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "遅" means "Slow" and "Late" and can be read as "Chi", "Oku" and "Oso"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Okurasu" mean in japanese?

"Okurasu" means "Delay" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "そ" is read as "so".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.