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How to say 'Stretch' in Japanese | 引き伸ばす

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The Japanese word for Stretch is 'Hikinobasu', written as 引き伸ばす in Japanese.'Stretch' in hiragana is ひきのばす.

    word

    引き伸ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch

    Reading

    ひきのばす

    hikinobasu

    Kanji

    引Pull 伸Stretch

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '引き伸ばす (ひきのばす)' primarily means 'to stretch' or 'to extend'. It is often used in both literal and figurative contexts. Literally, it can refer to physically stretching something, such as pulling dough or extending a rubber band. Figuratively, it can mean prolonging or dragging out a situation, such as extending a conversation or delaying a decision. Example sentences: He stretched the dough「彼は生地を引き伸ばした」(かれはきじをひきのばした). They are prolonging the meeting「彼らは会議を引き伸ばしている」(かれらはかいぎをひきのばしている).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    7019

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 引き伸ばす

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    引

    Meaning

    Pull

  • kanji

    伸

    Meaning

    Stretch

Hiragana in the Word 引き伸ばす

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    き

    Reading

    Ki

  • hiragana

    ば

    Reading

    Ba

  • hiragana

    す

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 引き伸ばす Through the Kanji 引

These 30 Words contain the Kanji 引 as well.

  • word

    引く

    Meaning

    Pull, Catch

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    引き出し

    Meaning

    Drawer

  • word

    引き算

    Meaning

    Subtraction

  • word

    引っ越す

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    引っ越し

    Meaning

    Moving

  • word

    強引

    Meaning

    Forceful

  • word

    引用

    Meaning

    Quote

  • word

    字引

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    引っ張る

    Meaning

    Pull, Stretch

  • word

    引き受ける

    Meaning

    Accept, Undertake

  • word

    引き上げる

    Meaning

    Raise, Withdraw

  • word

    索引

    Meaning

    Index

  • word

    引き起こす

    Meaning

    Cause, Trigger

  • word

    引き出す

    Meaning

    Withdraw, Draw out

  • word

    引きずる

    Meaning

    Drag

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    引っ掛かる

    Meaning

    Catch, Get stuck

  • word

    値引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    引き分け

    Meaning

    Draw

  • word

    引き止める

    Meaning

    Stop, Detain

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    引っ込む

    Meaning

    Withdraw

  • word

    引き

    Meaning

    Pull

  • word

    引き継ぐ

    Meaning

    Inherit, Takeover

  • word

    引き返す

    Meaning

    Turn back

  • word

    引き延ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch, Prolong

  • word

    引っ掛ける

    Meaning

    Hook, Trick

Words Related to 引き伸ばす Through the Kanji 伸

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 伸 as well.

  • word

    伸ばす

    Meaning

    Extend, Stretch

  • word

    伸びる

    Meaning

    Stretch, Grow

  • word

    追伸

    Meaning

    Postscript

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'Hikinobasu' means 'Stretch' .

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