Kanji

延

prolong, stretching

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

廴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のびる, のべる, のべ, のばす

Nanori (Name Reading)

すけ, すすむ, ただし, とお, なが, のぶ, のぶる

Common Readings

エン, の…ばす, の…びる, の…べる

Example sentences

生き延びる いきのびる
彼は砂漠で一週間も生き延びることができた。

He was able to survive for as long as a week in the desert.

生命力 せいめいりょく
どんなに過酷な環境でも生き延びる、彼の生命力には脱帽する。

I take my hat off to his vitality, which allows him to survive even in such a harsh environment.

延々 えんえん
会議は延々と三時間も続いた。

The meeting continued endlessly for three hours.

蘊蓄 うんちく
彼は大好きなコーヒーについて、延々と蘊蓄を傾けていた。

He was pouring out his vast knowledge about his favorite coffee endlessly.

延長 えんちょう
ビザの有効期限を延長するために、大使館へ行った。

I went to the embassy to extend my visa's expiration date.

貸出 かしだし
図書館で本の貸出期間を延長した

I extended the loan period for the books at the library.

延びる のびる
雨のせいで、遠足の日程が来週に延びた。

Due to the rain, the excursion schedule was postponed to next week.

延ばす のばす
会議の時間を一時間延ばすことにした。

We decided to extend the meeting time by one hour.

寿命 じゅみょう
規則正しい生活を心がければ、健康寿命を延ばすことができる。

If you try to lead a regular life, you can extend your healthy life expectancy.

延期 えんき
会議は来週に延期された

The meeting was postponed until next week.

Example Vocabulary

生き延びる

いきのびる

to survive; to outlive; to escape death

延々

えんえん

endlessly; on and on; for a long time

延長

えんちょう

extension; prolongation; lengthening

延びる

のびる

to be extended; to be postponed; to be prolonged

延ばす

のばす

to extend; to postpone; to prolong

延期

えんき

postponement; deferment

引き延ばす

ひきのばす

to stretch out or enlarge; to postpone or drag out

蔓延

まんえん

spread; prevalence

先延ばしにする

さきのばしにする

逃げ延びる

にげのびる

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