繰り下げる・繰下げる|くりさげるkurisageru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
繰り下げる繰り下げる（くりさげる） is the most common written form. Beginners should use it as their default choice when writing this word.
繰下げる繰下げる（くりさげる） is a less common written variant of 繰り下げる（くりさげる）. Beginners should generally choose 繰り下げる（くりさげる） instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto defer; to postpone; to move down
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 繰り下げる（くりさげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 繰り下げます（くりさげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 繰り下げない（くりさげない） |
| polite (masen) | 繰り下げません（くりさげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 繰り下げず・繰り下げぬ（くりさげず・くりさげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 繰り下げた（くりさげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 繰り下げました（くりさげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 繰り下げなかった（くりさげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 繰り下げませんでした（くりさげませんでした） |
| Te form | 繰り下げて（くりさげて） |
| Potential | 繰り下げられる（くりさげられる） |
| Passive | 繰り下げられる（くりさげられる） |
| Causative | 繰り下げさせる（くりさげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 繰り下げさせられる（くりさげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 繰り下げれば（くりさげれば） |
| tara | 繰り下げたら（くりさげたら） |
| Volitional | 繰り下げよう（くりさげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 繰り下げましょう（くりさげましょう） |
| Imperative | 繰り下げろ（くりさげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym繰り延べるくりのべるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Postpones a scheduled time; fits meetings, payments and the like, as in 「会議を繰り延べる」.
- Synonym順延じゅんえんNeutralPostpones events one after another in order; typical for rain delays, as in 「雨天順延」.
- Related遅らせるおくらせるNeutralEveryday verb for making something late or slower; very broad, covering time, progress and even clocks.
- Related延期えんきNeutralThe everyday default for putting a set date back; 「繰り下げる」 can also mean shifting things back one by one.
- Related先送りさきおくりNeutralPutting off a decision or task that should be handled now; often carries a critical nuance of procrastinating.
- Related持ち越すもちこすNeutralCarries an issue or match result over to next time; stresses leaving it unresolved and carrying it forward.
- Related日延べひのべWrittenWritten/formal prose. Moving something to a later day; sounds a bit old-fashioned, and 「延期」 is what people say now.
- Antonym繰り上げるくりあげるNeutralThe antonym: moves a date or items up and earlier, the opposite direction from 「繰り下げる」.
For everyday postponement use 「延期」 or 「遅らせる」. Use 「繰り下げる」 for shifting a sequence back one by one or setting a time later, 「順延」 for rain postponements, and 「先送り」 for putting things off with a critical nuance.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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