延期

• Reading: えんき
• Romaji: enki
• Kanji breakdown: 延 (en/no) — extend, prolong; 期 (ki/go) — period, date
• Pronunciation: /eɴ.ki/

Meaning

Postponement; deferment; adjournment. Pushing an event to a later date.

A noun and suru-verb meaning to postpone or defer. Used for events, deadlines, and official proceedings: 試合が延期になる (shiai ga enki ni naru, the match is postponed), 延期する (enki suru, to postpone). More formal than 延ばす (nobasu, to extend/delay). Often appears in news about weather-cancelled events or schedule changes.

Examples

1. 台風のせいで運動会が延期になった。 The sports day was postponed because of the typhoon.
2. 会議を来週に延期してもいいですか。 Would it be okay to postpone the meeting to next week?
3. 工事の開始が一か月延期された。 The start of construction was postponed by one month.

Usage Guide

Context: events, business, news

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Compound of 延 (en, extend/prolong) and 期 (ki, period/date). Literally 'extending the date', describing the act of moving something to a later time.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal