延 Kanji – prolong
The Japanese kanji 延 can mean prolong, stretching.
Meaning and Readings
How is 延 read?
延 has the onyomi reading エン and the kunyomi readings のびる, のべる, のべ, のばす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as en, nobiru, noberu, nobe, nobasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 延
These common Japanese words contain 延. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 蔓延る（はびこる） — to become overgrown, to grow thick
- 延べ（のべ） — futures
- 延期（えんき） — postponement, deferment, adjournment
- 延滞（えんたい） — arrears, (being) overdue, delay (e.g. in payment), procrastination
- 延長（えんちょう） — extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
- 延命（えんめい） — keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 繰り延べ（くりのべ） — postponement
- 遅延（ちえん） — delay, latency
- 蔓延（まんえん） — spread (e.g. of a disease), rampancy, infestation, proliferation, being widespread
- 延々（えんえん） — endlessly, continuously, (going) on and on