# 伸 stretch

(personleft) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
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## Onyomi

SHIN |

## Mnemonic

| A person tries to stretch up to the SHINing light of God, but always falls short.

## Kunyomi

( を ) の*ばす | to intentionally stretch , to extend. Unlike the OTHER のばす　（延ばす）、伸ばす is more used with things: stretch your back, extend a collapsible umbrella/telescope/ admantium claw. ★★★★☆
( が ) の＊びる | something automatically lengthens or grows - like hair or grass. Something extends further- a forest that extends all the way to the ocean, or days of summer that get longer. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

背伸び(せのび) する | to stretch your body ☆☆☆☆☆ 背 (stature / back of the body) + 伸 (stretch) = 背伸び (to stretch your body)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
伸 | stretch | PERSON / GOD | 申
押 | push | HANDS | 手

A PERSON stretches up to try to touch god,

but you push with your HANDS.

## Synonyms

get longer 伸びる 延びる
lengthen 伸びる 延びる 延ばす 伸ばす 延長
stretch 張る 引っ張る 伸ばす 延ばす
to stretch or extend intentionally 延ばす 伸ばす