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    3. 伸び悩む

    伸び悩む

    伸のび​悩なやむ​

    to be sluggish

    KMT8News #18+1Verb, IntransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab23 strokes

    のびなやむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be sluggish, to make little progress, to show little growth, to fail to improve, to level off, to not grow as much as expected

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    この会かい社しゃの売うり上あげは伸のび悩なやんでいる。

    This company's sales are sluggish.

    KMT7Business & Finance
    新しん製せい品ひんの販はん売ばいが期き待たいほど伸のび悩なやんでおり、対たい策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Sales of the new product are not growing as much as expected, and countermeasures are needed.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    市し場じょう競きょう争そうの激げき化かにより、当とう社しゃのシェアは伸のび悩なやむ傾けい向こうにある。

    Due to intensified market competition, our company's market share tends to be sluggish.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    彼かれの日に本ほん語ご学がく習しゅうは、あるレベルで伸のび悩なやんでいるようだ。

    His Japanese language learning seems to be stagnating at a certain level.

    KMT8EducationDaily Life
    経けい済ざいの不ふ確かく実じつ性せいが高たかまる中なか、多おおくの企き業ぎょうが業ぎょう績せきの伸のび悩なやみに直ちょく面めんしている。

    Amid increasing economic uncertainty, many companies are facing sluggish performance.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    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
    悩
    なや.む・なや.ます・なや.ましい・なやみ…(1)
    trouble・worry・in pain・distress・illness
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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