Word Meaning 延長

えんちょう enchou

延長 is read as えんちょう (enchou) and means (total) length.

Meaning

English

  1. (total) length
  2. Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
  3. extension (of a line segment)
  4. extension (property of occupying space)
  5. extension (e.g. of one's work)
  6. continuation
  7. extension
  8. elongation

Reading

Kana

えんちょう

Romaji

enchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 短縮 Rank 2226 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

延長後半

えんちょうこうはん

second half of extra time (in soccer)

延長前半

えんちょうぜんはん

first half of extra time (in soccer)

延長戦

えんちょうせん

extended game

延長線上

えんちょうせんじょう

extension of a straight line

延長コード

えんちょうこーど

extension cord

延長保育

えんちょうほいく

extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night)

QT延長症候群

きゅーてぃーえんちょうしょうこうぐん

long QT syndrome

延びる

のびる

to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

延期

えんき

postponement

延命

えんめい

keeping alive longer

延べ

のべ

credit (buying)

延々

えんえん

endlessly

Example Sentences

6

Please extend this visa.

The city expanded the bus route 10Km further.

Can I extend my stay one more night?

The city wants to extend the road.

Can I extend my stay?

Japan's problem has been that she has continued to view international relations as an extension of her hierarchical interpersonal relations at home.