Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Kunyomi: の.びる の.ばす の.べる の.す
Onyomi: シン
Composition: 亻 申
Radical: 人
Reading: にんべん
Meaning: man, human
Strokes: 2
追伸（ついしん） postscript
伸縮する（しんしゅくする） expand and contract
伸長する（しんちょうする） expand, extend, elongate
伸ばす（のばす） lengthen, reach out [v.t.]
伸びる（のびる） stretch, extend, grow [v.i.]
伸び率（のびりつ） growth rate
背伸びする（せのびする） stand on tiptoe, stretch oneself
*欠伸（あくび） yawn [n.]
伸長 （シンチョウ） expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
伸縮 （シンシュク） expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
続伸 （ゾクシン） continuous rise (in market price)
急伸 （キュウシン） sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump
伸びる （のびる） to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.), to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth, to spread (of paint, cream, etc.), to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend, to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. noodles), to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve, to be exhausted, to be groggy, to pass out, to collapse, to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days), to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off
伸ばす （のばす） to grow long (e.g. hair, nails), to lengthen, to extend, to stretch, to reach out, to hold out, to straighten, to smooth out, to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.), to dilute, to thin out, to postpone, to prolong, to strengthen, to develop, to expand
延べる （のべる） to lay out (a futon), to make (bed), to spread out, to stretch, to widen, to postpone, to extend
伸す （のす） to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to gain influence, to become stronger, to increase (e.g. in scope), to go further, to extend one's journey, to smooth out, to roll out, to spread out (something folded), to iron out (creases), to knock out, to knock down
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Kunyomi: の.びる の.ばす の.べる の.す
Onyomi: シン
Composition: 亻 申
Radical: 人
Reading: にんべん
Meaning: man, human
Strokes: 2
追伸（ついしん） postscript
伸縮する（しんしゅくする） expand and contract
伸長する（しんちょうする） expand, extend, elongate
伸ばす（のばす） lengthen, reach out [v.t.]
伸びる（のびる） stretch, extend, grow [v.i.]
伸び率（のびりつ） growth rate
背伸びする（せのびする） stand on tiptoe, stretch oneself
*欠伸（あくび） yawn [n.]
伸長 （シンチョウ） expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
伸縮 （シンシュク） expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
続伸 （ゾクシン） continuous rise (in market price)
急伸 （キュウシン） sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump
伸びる （のびる） to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.), to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth, to spread (of paint, cream, etc.), to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend, to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. noodles), to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve, to be exhausted, to be groggy, to pass out, to collapse, to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days), to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off
伸ばす （のばす） to grow long (e.g. hair, nails), to lengthen, to extend, to stretch, to reach out, to hold out, to straighten, to smooth out, to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.), to dilute, to thin out, to postpone, to prolong, to strengthen, to develop, to expand
延べる （のべる） to lay out (a futon), to make (bed), to spread out, to stretch, to widen, to postpone, to extend
伸す （のす） to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to gain influence, to become stronger, to increase (e.g. in scope), to go further, to extend one's journey, to smooth out, to roll out, to spread out (something folded), to iron out (creases), to knock out, to knock down