延 – prolong, stretching

8 strokesTaught in grade 6#747 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 延 means prolong, stretching. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン (en); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす (nobiru, noberu, nobe, nobasu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 廴 (no. 54).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エン	en
Kun’yomi	の.びる	nobiru
Kun’yomi	の.べる	noberu
Kun’yomi	の.べ	nobe
Kun’yomi	の.ばす	nobasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 廴 (Kangxi radical 54). Components: 一・止・廴.

Words using 延

延期えんきpostponement延ばすのばすto grow long (e.g. hair, nails)延びるのびるto stretch延長えんちょうextension延べのべfutures

Example sentences

私たちは会合を延期しなければならなかった。

We had to put off the meeting.

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宿泊をもう一晩延長できますか。

Can I extend my stay one more night?

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わが戦闘機の延べ出撃機数は平均１日４３０機であった。

Our fighters averaged 430 missions a day.

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Kanji with the same radical

建廷

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