伸
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Grade Level
Grade 8
Stroke Count
7 strokes
Radical
人部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
のびる, のばす, のべる, のす
Nanori (Name Reading)
ただ, のぶ, のびる, のぶる, のぼる
Common Readings
シン, の…ばす, の…びる
Example Vocabulary
伸びる
のびる
to stretch, to extend, to grow
伸ばす
のばす
to extend, to stretch, to grow (e.g., hair)
手を伸ばす
てをのばす
to reach out, to extend one's hand
手を差し伸べる
てをさしのべる
to reach out to help, to lend a helping hand
背筋を伸ばす
せすじをのばす
to straighten one's back, sit up straight
背伸び
せのび
stretching upward; standing on tiptoe
伸びをする
のびをする
to stretch oneself
欠伸
あくび
yawn
差し伸べる
さしのべる
伸び
のび
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