Word Meaning 伸ばす

のばす nobasu

伸ばす is read as のばす (nobasu) and means to grow long (e.g. hair, nails).

Meaning

English

  1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
  2. to postpone
  3. to prolong
  4. to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
  5. to dilute
  6. to thin out
  7. to reach out
  8. 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 Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 育成する,鍛える,育てる,培う,育む,養う,養成する Antonyms 縮める,曲げる,屈める,早める Related Words ,切る Rank 1239 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伸び

のび

(ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

伸び伸び

のびのび

(growing) quickly

伸びやか

のびやか

comfortable

伸し

のし

sidestroke (swimming)

伸び悩む

のびなやむ

to be sluggish

伸長

しんちょう

expansion

伸縮

しんしゅく

expansion and contraction

伸び率

のびりつ

growth rate

欠伸

あくび

kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

差し伸べる

さしのべる

to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

背伸び

せのび

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

追伸

ついしん

postscript

Example Sentences

6

The beach is an ideal place for children to have fun.

Ordinarily, beginners are unable to hold high notes.

In the darkness, I frantically reach out towards the receding figure.

Education aims to develop potential abilities.

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?

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.