伸 — kanji meaning “expand”
伸
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
- Meanings
- expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- の.びる、の.ばす、の.べる、の.す
- Name readings
- のぶ、よぼる
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #730 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- shēn — Chinese character page
Words with 伸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伸び | のび nobi | growth; development |
| 伸びる | のびる nobiru | to stretch; to extend; to lengthen |
| 伸ばす | のばす nobasu | to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) |
| 伸縮 | しんしゅく shinshuku | expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility |
| 伸び伸び | のびのび nobinobi | comfortably; peacefully; freely |
| 伸長 | しんちょう shinchou | expansion; extension; elongation |
| 伸びやか | のびやか nobiyaka | comfortable; carefree |
| 伸び悩む | のびなやむ nobinayamu | to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth |
| 背伸び | せのび senobi | standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself |
| 続伸 | ぞくしん zokushin | continuous rise (in market price) |
| 伸し | のし noshi | stretching |
| 急伸 | きゅうしん kyuushin | sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump |
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