延 — kanji meaning “prolong”
延
prolong, stretching
- Meanings
- prolong, stretching
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす
- Name readings
- たか、のぶ、のべ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #747 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 54
- Chinese reading
- yán — Chinese character page
Words with 延
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延長 | えんちょう enchou | extension; elongation; prolongation |
| 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 |
| 延命 | えんめい enmei | keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension |
| 延焼 | えんしょう enshou | spread of fire |
| 順延 | じゅんえん jun'en | postponement; moving to a later date |
| 繰り延べ | くりのべ kurinobe | postponement |
| 圧延 | あつえん atsuen | rolling; extending by applying pressure |
| 蔓延る | はびこる habikoru | to become overgrown; to grow thick |
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