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Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingの.びる、の.ばす、の.べる、の.す
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. expandRtK
  2. extend
    老婦人は子供たちに愛情のこもった手を差し伸べた。The old woman extended a loving hand to the children.tatoeba
  3. increase
  4. lengthen
  5. stretch
  1. to stretch
  2. to extend
  3. to lengthen
  4. to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
  5. to straighten out

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · monkey · sun (日) · day (日) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1199

Compound words

伸びるのびる
to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.); to straighten out
伸ばすのばす
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out
欠伸あくび
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
伸しのし
stretching; sidestroke (swimming)
伸縮しんしゅく
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
追伸ついしん
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
伸びのび
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation
急伸きゅうしん
sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
続伸ぞくしん
continuous rise (in market price)
伸び率のびりつ
growth rate; elongation percentage
伸びやかのびやか
comfortable; carefree
伸び伸びのびのび
comfortably; peacefully; freely; with one's mind at ease; without restraint
伸び悩むのびなやむ
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off
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)
引き伸ばすひきのばす
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
延伸えんしん
stretching
屈伸くっしん
bending and stretching
三伸さんしん
second postscript
伸暢しんちょう
expansion
伸展しんてん
expansion
屈伸性くっしんせい
flexibility, elasticity
伸べるのべる
to lay out (a futon)
伸縮性しんしゅくせい
elasticity, stretchability
大欠伸おおあくび
big yawn

Additional Examples

彼は貧しい人に援助の手を差し伸べた。
He held out a helping hand to the poor.tatoeba
彼は彼らに援助の手を差し伸べるつもりだと言った。
He said he would give a helping hand to them.tatoeba
彼は背筋を伸ばして座っていた。
He was sitting up straight.tatoeba
彼は背伸びをして失敗した。
He bit off more than he could chew.tatoeba

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