Jisho

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8 strokes (also 7)
Radical:
long stride
Parts:
prolong, stretching
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
747 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 延滞 【エンタイ】 arrears, (being) overdue, delay (e.g. in payment), procrastination
  • 延期 【エンキ】 postponement, deferment, adjournment
  • 熱延 【ネツエン】 hot rolling
  • 圧延 【アツエン】 rolling, extending by applying pressure

Kun reading compounds

  • 伸びる 【のびる】 to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.), to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth, to spread (of paint, cream, etc.), to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend, to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. of noodles), to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve, to be exhausted, to get groggy, to be stunned (by a blow), to pass out, to collapse, to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. of a deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days), to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off
  • 延べる 【のべる】 to lay out (a futon), to make (bed), to spread out, to stretch, to widen, to postpone, to extend
  • 延べ 【のべ】 futures, credit (buying), stretching, total (preceding counter, unit, etc.), aggregate, gross
  • 延べ板 【のべいた】 hammered-out plates
  • 伸ばす 【のばす】 to grow long (e.g. hair, nails), to lengthen, to extend, to stretch, to reach out, to hold out, to straighten, to smooth out, to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.), to dilute, to thin out, to postpone, to prolong, to strengthen, to develop, to expand

Readings

Japanese names:
たか、 のぶ、 のべ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • prolongar
  • alargar
  • aplazar
  • posponer
  • total
  • alargado
  • estirado
  • ensanchar
  • estirar

Portuguese

  • prolongar
  • esticar

French

  • prolonger
  • allonger
  • étendre
743 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
831 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
814 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
758 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1547 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
706 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
514 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
739 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1115 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1167 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
689 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
599 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3812 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1952 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2646 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
399 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9569X Morohashi
3073 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1657 New Nelson (John Haig)
392 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
419 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
858 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3567 2001 Kanji
2q5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
3-2-5 SKIP code
1240.1 Four corner code
1-17-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ef6 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft
Kun:
つぼ
On:
ヘイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1823 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

Kun reading compounds

  • 坪 【つぼ】 tsubo, traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters, tsubo, traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters, tsubo, traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters, cubic tsubo (approx. 6 cubic metres)
  • 坪当たり 【つぼあたり】 per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
  • 米坪 【べいつぼ】 paper weight (in grams per square metre), grammage
  • 立坪 【りゅうつぼ】 cubic tsubo (approx. 6 cubic metres)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ping2
Korean:
pyeong

Spanish

  • unidad de superficie
  • área de dos tatami (36 pies cuadrados)

Portuguese

  • Unidade de área de 3
  • 31 m2

French

  • tsubo (3,306 m² )
  • aire de 2 tatamis standards
1609 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1354 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1072 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1628 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1149 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
575 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1896 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2072 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1913 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
372 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
328 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
207 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1498 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4976X Morohashi
275 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
998 New Nelson (John Haig)
1486 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1598 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1159 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1455 2001 Kanji
3b5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
4114.9 Four corner code
1-36-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
576a Unicode hex code