Japanese symbol for “lengthening”
延長
えんちょう
Romaji: enchou
extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening
In Japanese, lengthening is 延長, read えんちょう (enchou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening
- n (total) length
- n extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation
- n extension (of a line segment) (math)
- n extension (property of occupying space) (phil)
- n Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lengthening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 長期化 | ちょうきか choukika | lengthening |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延期 | えんき enki | postponement; deferment; adjournment |
| 遅延 | ちえん chien | delay; latency |
| 延べ | のべ nobe | futures |
| 延滞 | えんたい entai | arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment) |
| 蔓延 | まんえん man'en | spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (of a society); chairman |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.