伸 Kanji – expand
The Japanese kanji 伸 can mean expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase.
Meaning and Readings
How is 伸 read?
伸 has the onyomi reading シン and the kunyomi readings のびる, のばす, のべる, のす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shin, nobiru, nobasu, noberu, nosu.
Common Japanese Words Using 伸
These common Japanese words contain 伸. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 欠伸（あくび） — yawn, yawning
- 差し伸べる（さしのべる） — to hold out, to extend (e.g. one's hands), to stretch, to reach out for
- 伸し（のし） — stretching
- 伸びやか（のびやか） — comfortable, carefree
- 伸びる（のびる） — to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
- 伸び伸び（のびのび） — comfortably, peacefully, freely, with one's mind at ease, unrestrained, calmly, without worries, relaxed, carefree
- 伸び悩む（のびなやむ） — to be sluggish, to make little progress, to show little growth, to fail to improve, to level off, to not grow as much as expected
- 伸び率（のびりつ） — growth rate
- 伸縮（しんしゅく） — expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
- 追伸（ついしん） — postscript, post scriptum, PS, P.S.