Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 伸びる(のびる) in Japanese

伸びる, 延びる
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
のびる
Romaji
nobiru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread
    Example sentence
    枝が伸び、実が成ることを想定して接ぐ場所を選びましょう。 Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make progress; to grow (beard, body height)
    Example sentence
    彼女は背が伸びてきている。 She is growing tall.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to grow stale (soba)
    Example sentence
    彼女は急速に英語力が伸びた。 Her proficiency in English rapidly improved.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed
    Example sentence
    彼女は英語が急速に伸びた、と言って私を誉めてくれた。 She praised me, saying my English had improved by leaps and bounds.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be exhausted
    Example sentence
    彼女の髪は元の長さまで伸びた。 Her hair grew back.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be postponed; to be prolonged
    Example sentence
    彼は今年３センチ背が伸びた。 He has grown three centimeters this year.

Examples of 伸びる, 延びる, のびる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
伸びる
Plain Polite
伸びます
Negative
伸びない
Negative Polite
伸びません

Past

Plain
伸びた
Plain Polite
伸びました
Negative
伸びなかった
Negative Polite
伸びませんでした

Te

Plain
伸びて
Plain Polite
伸びまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
伸びられる
Plain Polite
伸びられます
Negative
伸びられない
Negative Polite
伸びられません
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Kanji in this word

延 JLPT 2

8 strokes

prolong, stretching

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: の.びる, の.べる, の.べ, の.ばす

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伸 JLPT 2

7 strokes

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: の.びる, の.ばす, の.べる, の.す

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