Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
Variants:
praise, extol
Kun:
ほ.める
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 報奨金 【ホウショウキン】 cash bonus, reward, bounty
  • 褒美 【ホウビ】 reward, prize
  • 過褒 【カホウ】 excessive praise, overpraise

Kun reading compounds

  • 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao1
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • alabanza
  • elogio
  • alabar
  • elogiar

Portuguese

  • elogio
  • enaltecer

French

  • éloge
  • louer
1803 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1883 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
331 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1732 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2556 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
803 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
818 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1936 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1629 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2662 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1356 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1841 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1007 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34437 Morohashi
2144 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5483 New Nelson (John Haig)
998 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1073 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1797 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
465 2001 Kanji
2j13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-13 SKIP code
0073.2 Four corner code
1-43-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8912 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 伸長 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
  • 伸縮 【シンシュク】 expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
  • 続伸 【ゾクシン】 continuous rise (in market price)
  • 急伸 【キュウシン】 sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 伸す 【のす】 to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to gain influence, to become stronger, to increase (e.g. in scope), to go further, to extend one's journey, to smooth out, to roll out, to spread out (something folded), to iron out (creases), to knock out, to knock down

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ、 よぼる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shen1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • prolongar
  • expandir
  • estirar
  • extender
  • alargar
  • prolongarse
  • estirarse

Portuguese

  • expandir
  • esticar
  • extender
  • alongar
  • aumentar

French

  • allonger
  • étirer
  • accroître
  • étendre
  • augmenter
1431 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
741 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
403 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1528 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
309 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
353 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1108 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1160 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1246 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
79 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
79 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
51 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
54 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
481 Morohashi
70 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
163 New Nelson (John Haig)
1118 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1199 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1095 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2155 2001 Kanji
2a5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2520.6 Four corner code
1-31-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f38 Unicode hex code