JLPT N3 Vocabulary

伸びる（のびる）

to grow longer; to stretch out; to increase; to get soggy (noodles); to stretch

Reading: のびる
Sino-Vietnamese: thân
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Intransitive verb: 髪が伸びる, 背が伸びる, 売り上げが伸びる, ラーメンが伸びる. The transitive verb is 伸ばす. Different from the homophone 延びる (to be postponed, to be extended in time).

Examples

子どもの背がずいぶん伸びた。My child has grown quite a bit taller.
電話をしていたら、ラーメンが伸びてしまった。While I was on the phone, the ramen got soggy.

Easily confused with

伸ばす
延びる
増える
広がる

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広がるひろがるquảnglan rộng; mở rộngTested 1 time (12/2016)
伸ばすのばすthânto extend; to increase; to straighten; to stretch; to lengthen
延びるのびるdiênto be postponed; to be extended; to lengthen; to be extended (a line)
まさかnever imagined; surely not🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 14 times (12/2021, 7/2023, 12/2023…)100% answer wrong
つまりtức là, nói cách khác🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
うっかりsơ ý, lỡ, lơ đễnh🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2023…)
ところがthế nhưng, vậy mà🔥 Very frequentTested 11 times (7/2019, 12/2019, 7/2024…)
ぐっすりngủ say, ngủ ngon🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 10 times (12/2018, 12/2020, 12/2024…)86% answer wrong

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伸びる（のびる）

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