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伸
JLPT N2 7 strokes Frequency: #730

Meanings

Expand, Stretch, Extend, Lengthen, Increase

Radicals

亻

Decomposition

⿰亻申

Etymology

Ideographic: To extend your confidence 申 to another person 亻; 申 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
6 horizontal bottom-to-top
7 vertical right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
シン shin
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
の no

Words Using This Kanji

76 words total
Other (20 words)
伸び上がる のびあがる

to stretch

伸筋 しんきん

extensor (muscle)

伸縮法 しんしゅくほう

sliding scale

伸縮性 しんしゅくせい

elasticity

伸縮 しんしゅく

expansion and contraction

伸展 しんてん

expansion

追伸 ついしん

postscript

二伸 にしん

postscript

背伸び せのび

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller

伸長 しんちょう

expansion

伸び のび

growth

引き伸ばす ひきのばす

to stretch larger

伸ばす のばす

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)

伸るか反るか のるかそるか

win or lose

急伸 きゅうしん

sudden rise (esp. of stock prices)

続伸 ぞくしん

continuous rise (in market price)

シワ伸ばし シワのばし

smoothing out wrinkles

伸び盛り のびざかり

growth period

上伸 じょうしん

rise in market prices

伸し歩く のしあるく

to swagger

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