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JLPT N17画 · 7 strokesradical 人freq #730

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

Mnemonic

As a person stretches their arms to reach the sky, they expand their potential and extend themselves beyond limits.

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

  • 伸しのしstretching, sidestroke (swimming)
  • 伸びのびgrowth, development, stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
  • 伸び率のびりつgrowth rate, elongation percentage
  • 欠伸あくびyawn, yawning, kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
  • 追伸ついしんpostscript, post scriptum, PS
  • 急伸きゅうしんsudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump
  • 続伸ぞくしんcontinuous rise (in market price)
  • 伸びるのびるto stretch, to extend, to lengthen

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