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伸

伸 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シンJHS
Kun (native)
  • の(びる)JHS
  • の(ばす)JHS
  • の(べる)JHS
  • の(す)
Nanori (used in names)
  • のぶ
  • よぼる
Other languages
  • 拼音shen1
  • 한글sin
  • Hán-ViệtThân

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+4F38

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻申

Words using this kanji

  • 伸びのびのびを参照growth, development, stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up), (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
  • 伸しのしstretching, sidestroke (swimming)
  • 伸び率のびりつgrowth rate, elongation percentage
  • 伸び悩むのびなやむto be sluggish, to make little progress, to show little growth, to fail to improve
  • 伸び伸びのびのびcomfortably, peacefully, freely, with one's mind at ease
  • 伸びるのびる「のびる」を参照。to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
  • 伸びやかのびやかcomfortable, carefree
  • 伸縮しんしゅく伸びることと縮むこと、又は、expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
  • 伸ばすのばすのばす 参照to grow long (e.g. hair, nails), to lengthen, to extend, to stretch
  • 伸長しんちょう長さや力が伸びること。また、伸ばすこと。expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
  • 伸すのすto stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread
  • 伸筋しんきん脊椎動物で関節を伸展させるをする筋肉。extensor (muscle), protractor
  • 伸展しんてん勢力や規模などをてすること。 勢力や規模などがてなること。 関節を伸ばすような動き。expansion, extension
  • 伸度しんどelasticity
  • 伸子しんしtemple (on a loom), tenter
  • 伸縮性しんしゅくせいelasticity
  • 伸縮法しんしゅくほうsliding scale
  • 伸し餅のしもちflattened rice cakes
  • 伸開線しんかいせんある図形の外側に糸を巻き付け、糸を張りながらほどいていく際に端点が描く線。インボリュート。involute
  • 伸び縮みのびちぢみexpansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-5
Four Corner
2520.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a5.3
Heisig
1199
Nelson
403