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    3. 伸ばす

    伸ばす

    伸のば​す​

    to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)

    N3KMT10News #42+1CoreVerb, TransitiveFashion & BeautyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    延ばす

    のばす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
    2.
    to lengthen, to extend, to stretch
    3.
    to reach out, to hold out
    4.
    to straighten, to smooth out
    5.
    to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
    6.
    to dilute, to thin out
    7.
    to postpone
    8.
    to prolong
    9.
    to strengthen, to develop, to expand

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    髪かみを伸のばしたい。

    I want to grow my hair long.

    KMT5Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    彼かれは腕うでを伸のばして、棚たなの上うえの本ほんを取とった。

    He stretched out his arm and took the book from the shelf.

    KMT8Daily Life
    彼かの女じょは最さい近きん、前まえ髪がみを伸のばしてイメージチェンジをした。

    She recently changed her image by growing out her bangs.

    KMT9Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    彼かれは毎まい日にち練れん習しゅうして、自じ分ぶんの能のう力りょくを最さ大いだ限いに伸のばそうとしている。

    He practices every day, trying to develop his abilities to the maximum.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEducation
    この会かい社しゃは海かい外がい市し場じょうへの事じ業ぎょうをさらに伸のばす計けい画かくだ。

    This company plans to further expand its business into overseas markets.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    伸
    の.びる・の.ばす・の.べる・の.す…(3)
    expand・stretch・extend・lengthen・increase
    Kanji
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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