延 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「廴」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「廴」
- On
- エンえん · en
- Kun
- の(びる)・の(べる)no(biru) · no(beru)
- Meaning
- to extend; postpone; prolong
Stroke order
Origin
廴 "to stretch" with a form for going along a road; drawing a road out longer — hence "to extend."
Readings and examples
| Onエンえんen | 延長えんちょう延期えんき遅延ちえん |
|---|---|
| Kunのびるnobiru | 延びるのびる Compare: 伸びる |
| Kunのべるnoberu | 延べるのべる延べのべ Compare: 伸べる |
| Kunのばすnobasu | 延ばすのばす Compare: 伸ばす |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 延長えんちょう
extension; prolonging
- 順延じゅんえん
postponement to the next day
- 遅延ちえん
- 蔓延まんえん
Example
雨で運動会が延びた。
The sports day was postponed because of rain.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)