繰り下がる

くりさがる

Also written くり下がる, 繰下がる, 繰り下る, 繰下る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be moved back (e.g. date, rank, order); to be postponed Antonym: 繰り上がる (くりあがる).
2. to be borrowed (of a number in subtraction) See also: 繰り上がる (くりあがる).

Kanji

• 繰 reel. Read as くる.
• 下 down. Read as さがる.

Related forms

• 繰り下げる (くりさげる) to defer (transitive partner)

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