伸

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

の.すの.ばすの.びるの.べる

Nanori (名乗り)

のぶよぼる

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N2

Frequency:730

Vocabulary

シン

Word	Reading	Meaning
追伸	ツイシン	postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
急伸	キュウシン	sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
続伸	ゾクシン	continuous rise (in market price)
伸縮	シンシュク	expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
伸長	シンチョウ	expansion; extension; elongation; stretching

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
欠伸	あくび	yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
欠伸	アクビ	yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
差し伸べる	さしのべる	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.)
伸し	のし	stretching; sidestroke (swimming)
伸びやか	のびやか	comfortable; carefree

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