Illustration: On a mat in a community exercise room, an adult sits upright and deliberately straightens one leg in front of them, pressing the back of the knee gently toward the mat and drawing the toes upward. Their other leg remains bent, providing an immediate comparison within the same pose.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

伸のばす

nobasu

to straighten

Use 延ばす for postponing or extending time. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 右腕みぎうでを伸のばせません。

    I can’t straighten my right arm.

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  2. 背せを伸のばしなさい。

    Straighten up.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 腰こしが伸のばせません。

    I can’t straighten out my back.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 伸

  • 伸expand; stretchOnシンKunのびる・のばす・のべる

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