Keyword
stretch
- expand
- extend
- lengthen
- increase
- Frequency
- #730
- Strokes
- 7
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1199
Readings
の73%
シン27%
Mnemonic
A thin person on a crowded train can only say humbly, "Excuse me," before he has to stretch his whole spine like taffy to reach the strap.
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Used in vocabulary
伸び
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain; nobi; solid extension; …
Noun
伸びる
to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.); to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to lose elasticity; …
Ichidan verb
伸ばす
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; …
Godan verb
伸び悩む
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
Godan verb
伸び伸び
comfortably; peacefully; freely; with one's mind at ease; without restraint; calmly; without worries; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; (growing) quickly
Adverb
差し伸べる
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to stretch; to reach out for; to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
Ichidan verb
背伸び
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit
Noun
伸す
to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to gain influence; to become stronger; to increase (e.g. in scope); to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out; …
Godan verb