JLPT N3 Vocabulary

延びる（のびる）

to be postponed; to be extended; to lengthen; to be extended (a line)

Reading: のびる
Sino-Vietnamese: diên
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Intransitive verb, usually referring to time or distance: 開催が延びる, 寿命が延びる, 地下鉄が延びる. The transitive verb is 延ばす. Different from 伸びる (to lengthen in shape, to grow).

Examples

台風のため、出発が一日延びた。Because of the typhoon, the departure was postponed by a day.
平均寿命が延びている。Average life expectancy is getting longer.

Easily confused with

延ばす
伸びる
遅れる
延期する

More JLPT N3 Vocabulary

伸びるのびるthânto grow longer; to stretch out; to increase; to get soggy (noodles); to stretch
延ばすのばすdiênkéo dài; gia hạnTested 1 time (7/2012)
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
どうしてもdù thế nào cũng; nhất định🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2024…)

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延びる（のびる）

Examples

Easily confused with

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延びる（のびる）

Examples

Easily confused with

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