延
Prolong
Meanings
Prolong, Stretching
On'yomi
えん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
の.びる、 の.べる、 の.べ、 の.ばす
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
延 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
延 (Prolong) is taught on WaniKani at level 30 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #747 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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