expand, stretch, extend, lengthen
Also: increase
On'yomi (音読み)
- シン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- の.びる
- の.ばす
- の.べる
- の.す
About this kanji
The kanji 伸, pronounced "shin" in on'yomi and "nobi" or "nobasu" in kun'yomi, primarily means to stretch or extend. It is often used in verbs, indicating actions like stretching or increasing in size. Common compounds include 伸び (nobi), meaning growth, often used to describe the growth of plants or children, and 伸び率 (nobiritsu), which refers to growth rate, commonly used in business contexts. Another interesting compound is 欠伸 (akubi), which means yawn. A usage note: 伸 can be used in various contexts, so its meaning may change slightly depending on what is being stretched or extended.
Example sentences
手を伸ばして取った。
I reached out my hand to grab it.
Meanings across languages
- English
- expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
- Tiếng Việt
- mở rộng
- 日本語
- 拡張
- 한국어
- 확장
- 中文
- 扩展
- id
- memperluas
- th
- ขยาย
- es
- expandir
- fr
- étendre
- de
- erweitern
- pt
- expandir
Common compounds
- 伸しstretching, sidestroke (swimming)
- 伸びgrowth, development, stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
- 伸び率growth rate, elongation percentage
- 欠伸yawn, yawning, kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
- 追伸postscript, post scriptum, PS
- 急伸sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump
- 続伸continuous rise (in market price)
- 伸びるto stretch, to extend, to lengthen
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