noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. postponement, deferment, extension (of time).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
猶予 ゆうよ
猶余 ゆうよ
猶与 ゆうよ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

furthermore, still, yet
なお ユウ ユ (9th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
chieftain
シュウ ジュ おさ (Kentei Pre-1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)