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    3. 背筋を伸ばす

    背筋を伸ばす

    背せ筋すじを​伸のば​す​

    to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab38 strokes

    せすじをのばす

    Verb

    1.
    to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight), to hold one's head high

    Stroke 0 / 38

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    背
    せ・せい・そむ.く・そむ.ける…(1)
    stature・height・back・behind・disobey…(3)
    Kanji
    筋
    すじ…(1)
    muscle・sinew・tendon・fiber・plot…(2)
    Kanji
    伸
    の.びる・の.ばす・の.べる・の.す…(3)
    expand・stretch・extend・lengthen・increase
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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