What is the Kanji for "Stretch"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Stretch", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Stretch" is "伸".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "No".

Its onyomi reading is "Shin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "申" means "Report" and can be read as "Shin" and "Mou".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "伸" mean in japanese?

"伸" means "Stretch".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

伸ばす: "Extend". The Japanese verb '伸ばす (のばす)' means 'to extend' or 'to stretch'. This verb is used to describe the action of making something longer or wider. It can be used with both concrete objects, like stretching a rubber band, and abstract concepts, like extending a deadline. For example: I extended the deadline - (期限を伸ばした). Stretch your legs - (足を伸ばす).

伸びる: "Grow". The verb '伸びる (のびる)' means 'to grow'. This verb is used to describe an increase in size, length or height over time. It can be applied to living things like plants or animals, as well as inanimate objects. For example: The tree is growing taller - (その木は伸びている). My hair has grown long - (私の髪は伸びた).

引き伸ばす: "Extend" or "Stretch". The Japanese verb '引き伸ばす (ひきのばす)' means 'to extend' or 'to stretch'. This verb is used to describe the action of making something longer or wider, often by applying force or tension. It can be used for physical objects as well as abstract concepts. For example: She stretched the fabric - (彼女は生地を引き伸ばした). Let's extend the deadline - (期限を引き伸ばしましょう).

追伸: "Postscript". The Japanese noun '追伸 (ついしん)' means 'postscript'. It refers to an additional note or comment added at the end of a letter or other written communication. It is used to convey an afterthought or supplementary information that was not included in the main body of the text. For example: I added a postscript to remind you about the meeting - (会議のことを思い出させるために追伸を付けた). The postscript contained important details - (追伸には重要な詳細が書いてあった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.