Memory phrase for the character: 延

延

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Meaning

prolong, delay, extend, stretch, postpone

Pronunciation

EN
nobiru/beru/basu

Explanation

 Left: movement 廴, right: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct.)

Mnemonic
 
Movement is correct (= is needed) to prolong or extend.

Radicals

廴 movementThe radical ennyou stands for movement and is similar to shinnyuu 辶, which equally stands for movement.
正 correct




 Vocabulary

延ばす のばす  to lengthen, to stretch, to postpone, to grow (beard)
延びる のびる  to be prolonged
延べ のべ  futures, credit (buying), stretching, total
延期 えんき  postponement, adjournment
延長 えんちょう  extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
生き延びる いきのびる  survive

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