Word Meaning 伸び

のび nobi

伸び is read as のび (nobi) and means (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
  2. stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
  3. growth
  4. development
  5. elongation
  6. extension
  7. carry (e.g. of sound)
  8. sustain

Reading

Kana

のび

Romaji

nobi

Writing Variants

  • 延び のび nobi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 423 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伸び伸び

のびのび

(growing) quickly

伸ばす

のばす

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

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

背伸び

せのび

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

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.)

追伸

ついしん

postscript

Example Sentences

10

かみがずいぶんのびましたね。

Your hair has grown quite a bit, hasn't it?

このごむはよくのびる。

This rubber stretches well.

うりあげはきょねんよりにわりのびた。

Sales increased by twenty percent compared with last year.

あたらしいどうろがまちのちゅうしんまでのびている。

The new road extends to the center of town.

Grass is luxuriant in summer.

She is growing tall.

You're much taller than you used to be.

This street runs due north.

Sales have been up lately.

Her hair grew back.