伸びる – Vocabulary details

伸のびる

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, intransitive)

1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)

2. to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth

3. to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

4. to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

5. to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. noodles)

6. to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve

7. to be exhausted; to be groggy; to pass out; to collapse

Alt. forms

Kanji used

伸

stretch

Pitch accent

の

び

る

Conjugations...Used in: 4096

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

背せが伸のびる

to grow taller (of people)

尺しゃくが伸のびる

to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

Examples (11 in total)

髪かみが伸のびてきた。

My hair has grown out.

最さい近きん、売うり上あげが伸のびています。

Sales have been increasing recently.

彼かの女じょは急きゅう速そくに英えい語ご力りょくが伸のびた。

Her proficiency in English rapidly improved.

世せ界かい的てきな農のう業ぎょう生せい産さん高だかは伸のびていた。

Global agricultural output was expanding.

この道どう路ろは海かい岸がんまで伸のびている。

This road extends to the coast.

価か格かくが下さがったので輸ゆ入にゅう車しゃへの需じゅ要ようが伸のびている。

Demand for imported cars is increasing due to lower prices.

彼かの女じょの髪かみは元もとの長ながさまで伸のびた。

Her hair grew back to its original length.

髪かみが腰こしまで伸のびている少しょう女じょを見みた。

I saw a girl whose hair came down to her waist.

都と市しから遠とおくまで立りっ派ぱな道どう路ろが伸のびている。

Well-made roads extend far from the city.

最さい近きんの研けん究きゅうによれば、日に本ほん人じんの平へい均きん寿じゅ命みょうはまだ伸のびているそうだ。

According to a recent study, the average life span of the Japanese is still increasing.

うちの息むす子こは去きょ年ねん身しん長ちょうが５インチ伸のびた。