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

12 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
On:
ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
  • 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
  • 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
  • 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bang4
Korean:
bong, bang

Spanish

  • barra
  • vara
  • bastón
  • palo
  • sin variación
  • invariable

Portuguese

  • vara
  • pau
  • poste
  • bastão
  • ramo

French

  • bâton
  • baguette
  • canne
  • barre
  • perche
  • massue
  • ligne
987 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
975 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1424 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2302 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1121 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
636 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1623 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1543 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1645 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
988 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1105 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1237 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
671 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
894 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1589 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14929 Morohashi
983 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2750 New Nelson (John Haig)
1575 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1697 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
956 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1855 2001 Kanji
4a8.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
4595.3 Four corner code
1-43-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
68d2 Unicode hex code