延 — prolong, stretching

のびる延 prolong

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+5EF6 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #747 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #419 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

prolong
stretching

word

の no Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

延(の) びる nobiru to be postponed 延(の) ばす nobasu to extend 生(い) き延(の) びる ikinobiru to survive 延(の) べ nobe total

えん en On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

延(えん) 長(ちょう) enchou extension 延(えん) 期(き) enki postponement 延(えん) 々と enento endlessly 遅(ち) 延(えん) chien delay

のべ nobe Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

延(のべ) nobe total

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

せい正 correct

廴 long stride

Used as component in (1)

たん誕 nativity

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#54 廴 long stride