# 伸 — extend; lengthen

伸 means “extend; lengthen”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: の(びる) (nobiru). You'll see it in words such as 伸び (nobi, “growth; development”).

- Meaning: extend; lengthen
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: の(びる) (nobiru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 伸

Sounds like 申: both read シン.

Parts: 亻 person · 申 lightning

## Words with 伸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 伸び | のび (nobi) | growth; development |
| 伸びやか | のびやか (nobiyaka) | comfortable; carefree |
| 伸びる | のびる (nobiru) | to stretch; to extend |

## Don't confuse it with

[由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [便](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/convenient/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[破](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tear/) · [除](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remove/) · [捕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/catch/) · [採](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pick/) · [抜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pull-out/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/) · [押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [抱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hug/)

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