Kanji

伸

伸

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

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 sentences

伸びる のびる
彼はこの一年で背がずいぶん伸びた。

He has grown quite a bit taller in the past year.

しばらく しばらく
しばらく会わないうちに、ずいぶん背が伸びたね。

In the time we haven't met for a while, you've grown quite tall.

伸ばす のばす
毎朝、背筋を伸ばすようにしている。

I try to stretch my back every morning.

背筋 せすじ
彼女は背筋をピンと伸ばして座っている。

She is sitting with her back straight.

手を伸ばす てをのばす
その会社は海外市場にも手を伸ばしている。

That company is also expanding into overseas markets.

手を差し伸べる てをさしのべる
彼は困っている友人に温かい手を差し伸べた。

He reached out to a friend in trouble.

背筋を伸ばす せすじをのばす
面接が始まる前に、背筋を伸ばして深呼吸をした。

Before the interview started, I straightened my back and took a deep breath.

背伸び せのび
棚の上の荷物を取ろうと、背伸びをした。

I stretched to reach the luggage on the top shelf.

伸びをする のびをする
彼は大きく伸びをして、仕事に戻った。

He took a big stretch and went back to work.

欠伸 あくび
退屈な講義の最中に、つい大きな欠伸をしてしまった。

In the middle of the boring lecture, I accidentally let out a big yawn.

Example Vocabulary

伸びる

のびる

to stretch; to grow; to lengthen

伸ばす

のばす

to stretch; to grow; to extend

手を伸ばす

てをのばす

to reach out; to expand; to branch out

手を差し伸べる

てをさしのべる

to reach out a hand; to offer help

背筋を伸ばす

せすじをのばす

to straighten one's back; to sit up straight

背伸び

せのび

stretching; standing on tiptoe; overreaching oneself

伸びをする

のびをする

to stretch oneself; to take a stretch

欠伸

あくび

yawn

差し伸べる

さしのべる

to reach out; to extend (one's hand, help, etc.)

伸び

のび

growth; stretch; improvement; expansion

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