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Kanji Detail for 伸 - "to stretch, to extend, to grow"

伸

  • Meaning

    伸 means "to stretch, to extend, to grow."

    1. To extend - To stretch; to straighten; to lengthen.

    2. To state - To say; to express.

    3. To clear - To vindicate from false charges. Example

    4. To spread - To expand; to extend influence.

    5. To stretch - To stretch the body.

  • Words using 伸

    • 伸び のび Listen growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
    • 伸し のし Listen stretching; sidestroke (swimming)
    • 伸び率 のびりつ Listen growth rate; elongation percentage
    • 伸び悩む のびなやむ Listen to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth
    • 引き伸ばし ひきのばし Listen extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
    • 急伸 きゅうしん Listen sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
    • 続伸 ぞくしん Listen continuous rise (in market price)
    • 伸び伸び のびのび Listen comfortably; peacefully; freely

  • Four-character idioms with 伸

    • 伸縮自在 しんしゅくじざい Listen elastic; flexible; telescoping

  • Tattoo check: 伸

    • Verified meaning: to stretch, to extend, to grow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read けんじ, しん, しんじ, すすむ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 伸

    Given names 伸(しん)Listen 伸(すすむ)Listen 伸(てるのぶ)Listen 伸(のぶ)Listen 伸(のぶる)Listen 伸(のぼる)Listen 伸(ひろし)Listen 伸(よぼる)Listen

    Surnames 伸(けんじ)Listen 伸(しんじ)Listen 伸(のびる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    expand; stretch; extend; lengthen; increase

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    extend, stretch out, open up; trust

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to stretch; to extend

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to extend, to stretch out, to open up; to trust

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To stretch. Such as 伸展 (extend), 引伸 (extend by analogy). | To straighten. Meaning to make the bent straight. Such as the colloquial 伸冤 (redress a wrong).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    no.beru(の-べる) の-べる

    no.su(の-す) の-す

    nobasu(の-ばす) の-ばす

    nobiru(の-びる) の-びる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to stretch to grow to extend to state to clear elongate expand develop increase lengthen prolong straighten amplify enhance progress reach spread

Sentences including 伸

  • The students are making good progress in english.

  • He reached out for the book.

  • I stretched out my hand for the book.

  • He reached for the dictionary.

  • She is growing tall.

  • He reached for the book.

  • Carry your head high.

  • The child stretched out his hand to his mother.

  • He reached for the dictionary.

  • Carry your head high.

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