Word Meaning 伸ばす
伸ばす is read as のばす (nobasu) and means to grow long (e.g. hair, nails).
Meaning
English
- to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
- to postpone
- to prolong
- to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
- to dilute
- to thin out
- to reach out
- to hold out
Reading
Kana
のばす
Romaji
nobasu
Writing Variants
- 延ばす のばす nobasu
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 14 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
6ビーチは子供が羽を伸ばすのに理想の場所だ。
The beach is an ideal place for children to have fun.
普通、初級者では、高音を伸ばすことはできない。
Ordinarily, beginners are unable to hold high notes.
暗闇の中、俺は遠ざかる後姿に必死に手を伸ばす。
In the darkness, I frantically reach out towards the receding figure.
教育は、潜在能力を伸ばすことを目的としています。
Education aims to develop potential abilities.
背中合わせに立って腕を組んで、一方が前屈する事でもう一方の背筋を伸ばす体操を、子供の頃よくやりましたよね。
That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we?
女性は沈黙させられ、女性の希望は否定されていた時代にあって、クーパーさんは生き続け、女性が立ち上がり、声を上げ、そしてついに投票権に手を伸ばすのを目撃したのです。Yes we can。私たちにはできるのです。
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.