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READING
シン、の-びる、の-ばす、の-べる
MEANING
lengthen
JLPT level N2 (
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Words/compounds
背伸び
せのび
standing on tiptoe, stretch oneself, overreach oneself
伸縮
しんしゅく
expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
伸張
しんちょう
expansion, extension, elongation, stretching, uncompression
追伸
ついしん
postscript
Example sentences
背伸び
彼は背伸びをして失敗した。
He bit off more than he could chew.
Lookalikes
申
シン、もう-す
say
神
シン、ジン、かみ、(かん)、(こう)
god
紳
シン
sire