Vocabulary

What does 見送り (みおくり, miokuri) mean?

見送り (みおくり, miokuri) means seeing someone off; postponement.

Quick facts
Readingみおくり
Romajimiokuri
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
みおくり
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmiokuri

seeing someone off; postponement

  1. 1noun seeing (someone) off; send-off
  2. 2noun deferment; postponement; shelving
  3. 3noun letting a pitch go by
  4. 4noun wait-and-see attitude

Example sentences

  • This time's plan has been postponed.

  • I went all the way to the airport to see my friend off.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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