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延 の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす prolong, stretching 2 747 8 54 えんにょう・いんにょう 会意 Compound Ideographic Stretching correctly prolongs life. Even the top part of 正 is stretching... 419

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エン たか, のぶ, のべ 延長(えんちょう): (1) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening (2) Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)延期(えんき): postponement; adjournment延ばす(のばす): (1) to grow long (beard, hair, etc.) (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch (3) to reach out; to hold out (4) to straighten; to smooth out (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) (6) to dilute; to thin out (7) to postpone (8) to prolong (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand延べ(のべ): (1) futures (2) credit (buying) (3) stretching (4) total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate; gross延いては(ひいては): not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently 6 正: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40廴: long stride or stretching radical (no. 54) 廴 3 (none) prolong Here´s a great mnemonic: "stop, drop, and stretch (!?)." Now let´s associate it with ´prolong´: if you´re ever in an uncomfortable spot, like being asked tricky questions or caught in a lie, just PROLONG the situation - stop, drop, and stretch. They may be confused by your odd behaviour, but it´ll buy you a few moments to think up another good lie to get out of the sticky situation!

Kanji	延
Onyomi	エン
Kunyomi	の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす
Nanori	たか, のぶ, のべ
English	prolong, stretching
Examples	延長(えんちょう): (1) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening (2) Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26) 延期(えんき): postponement; adjournment 延ばす(のばす): (1) to grow long (beard, hair, etc.) (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch (3) to reach out; to hold out (4) to straighten; to smooth out (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) (6) to dilute; to thin out (7) to postpone (8) to prolong (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand 延べ(のべ): (1) futures (2) credit (buying) (3) stretching (4) total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate; gross 延いては(ひいては): not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	747
Components	正: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 廴: long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	廴
Radical Number	54
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	えんにょう・いんにょう
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	prolong
Koohii Story 1	Stretching correctly prolongs life. Even the top part of 正 is stretching...
Koohii Story 2	Here´s a great mnemonic: "stop, drop, and stretch (!?)." Now let´s associate it with ´prolong´: if you´re ever in an uncomfortable spot, like being asked tricky questions or caught in a lie, just PROLONG the situation - stop, drop, and stretch. They may be confused by your odd behaviour, but it´ll buy you a few moments to think up another good lie to get out of the sticky situation!
RTK Index (new)	419

Stretching Prolong Long Stretch Drop 延 エン の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす

Stretching Prolong Long Stretch Drop 延エンの.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす