Illustration: On a wooded walking path outside a Japanese town, an adult stands securely on the far side of a shallow drainage channel and stretches one arm toward a companion. Their palm is open and angled upward, with fingers relaxed and ready to receive the other person’s hand.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

差さし伸のべる

sashinoberu

to hold out, to extend

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは手てを差さし伸のべ、私わたしはそれを握にぎった。

    He held out his hand and I took it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは握手あくしゅを求もとめて私わたしに手てを差さし伸のべた。

    He put out his hand to me for a handshake.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. そのわかい男おとこが手てを差さし伸のべたのでわたしはそれを握にぎった。

    The young man put out his hand and I shook it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 差伸

  • 差distinction; differenceOnサKunさす・さし
  • 伸expand; stretchOnシンKunのびる・のばす・のべる

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