Keyword
prolong
- stretching
- Frequency
- #747
- Strokes
- 8
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 419
Readings
エン54%
の46%
Mnemonic
A slash left, a stop, then a long stride: the walk keeps going on and on to prolong the journey.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
延長
extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space); extended game; …
Noun
延び
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
延びる
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
延ばす
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
延々
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine
Adverb taking と
蔓延る
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerful
Godan verb
差し延べる
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