Word Meaning 手を伸ばす

てをのばす te o nobasu

手を伸ばす is read as てをのばす (te o nobasu) and means to try one's hand at (something new).

Meaning

English

to try one's hand at (something new)
to put out one's hand
to extend one's arm
to reach (for)

Reading

Kana

てをのばす

Romaji

te o nobasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 79068 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手足を伸ばす

てあしをのばす

to stretch out

手を差し伸べる

てをさしのべる

to lend a hand

手渡す

てわたす

to hand over

手放す

てばなす

to temporarily stop working

手軽

てがる

easy

手順

てじゅん

process

手袋

てぶくろ

glove

手荷物

てにもつ

hand luggage

手腕

しゅわん

ability

手薄

てうす

insufficient (stock, money, etc.)

手厚い

てあつい

warm (treatment, reception, etc.)

手芸

しゅげい

handicrafts

Example Sentences

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.

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.