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How do you say “Procrastination” in Japanese? Posted by on Mar 31, 2018 in Culture, Grammar

โ€œA different language is a different vision of life.โ€ -Federico Fellini

 

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Hi everyone,

Hope you are having a great weekend. My boys are finishing up their spring break this weekend, and I am ready for them to go back to school. We had a nice quality time with family this week, but too much of staying home together is sometimes no good. They are ready to go back to their routine of school and sports. I can’t wait until Monday when we are all back to our busy schedule. ๐Ÿ™‚

One of the things I had to remind them was their homework! Of course they had procrastinated to work on them until now, so they are now struggling to finish them by Sunday night. I knew this was going to happen, but why again? Seems like this has been the pattern that has been happening to my boys, which I don’t like it at all.

 

So, here are some of the useful expressions for a situation like above.

To Procrastinate =>

guzuguzu suru (ใใšใใšใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹)

hikinobasu (ๅผ•ใๅปถใฐใ™ใ€ใฒใใฎใฐใ™)

atomawashi ni suru (ๅพŒๅ›žใ—ใซใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใ€€ใ‚ใจใพใ‚ใ—ใซใ™ใ‚‹)

enki suru (ๅปถๆœŸใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใˆใ‚“ใใ™ใ‚‹)

saki nobashi ni suru (ๅ…ˆๅปถใฐใ—ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใ•ใใฎใฐใ—ใซใ™ใ‚‹)

 

There are many ways of saying “procrastination” in Japanese. Below are some of the examples:

 

Stop procrastinating on your homework!

Shukudai o atomawashi ni surunowa yamete!

ๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ใ€€ๅพŒๅ›žใ—ใซใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€€ใ‚„ใ‚ใฆใ€‚

ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ใ‚’ใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€ใ‚ใจใพใ‚ใ—ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€€ใ‚„ใ‚ใฆ

 

I know I am a procrastinator.

Bokuwa nandemo sakinobashi ni suru taipu nano wa wakatteru yo.

ๅƒ•ใฏใ€€ไฝ•ใงใ‚‚ใ€€ๅ…ˆๅปถใฐใ—ใซใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€€ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒ—ใชใฎใฏใ€€ๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚

ใผใใฏใ€€ใชใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใ€€ใ•ใใฎใฐใ—ใซใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€€ใŸใ„ใทใชใฎใฏใ€€ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚

 

Why do you always procrastinate your homework ?

Nande itsumo shukudai o atomawashi ni suruno?

ไฝ•ใงใ€€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ€€ๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ใ€€ๅพŒๅ›žใ—ใซใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎ๏ผŸ

ใชใ‚“ใงใ€€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ€€ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ใ‚’ใ€€ใ‚ใจใพใ‚ใ—ใซใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎ๏ผŸ

 

Next time I won’t procrastinate!

Tsugi wa guzuguzu shinai kara!

ๆฌกใฏใ€€ใใšใใšใ€€ใ—ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰๏ผ

ใคใŽใฏใ€€ใใšใใšใ€€ใ—ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰๏ผ

 

As I was complaining to my boys about how much they had procrastinated on their homework, I realized that I also procrastinated on working my blog article. ๐Ÿ™ I am just as guilty as them. Tsugi kara wa automatashi ni sezu, hayame ni kakimasu. (ๆฌกใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏใ€€ๅพŒๅ›žใ—ใซใ›ใšใ€ๆ—ฉใ‚ใซๆ›ธใใพใ™๏ผใคใŽใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏใ€ใ‚ใจใพใ‚ใ—ใซใ›ใšใ€€ใฏใ‚„ใ‚ใซใ€€ใ‹ใใพใ™ใ€‚)

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Born and raised in Japan. She currently lives in U.S. with her husband and two kids.