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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