Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
伸 (7)
シン
の（ばす・びやか・びる・べる）
As per 申 (Type 1 Phonetic) (stretch) + 人 person → person stretching an object in extending it forward → stretch; extend; lengthen → grow long/tall; let grow; develop; increase; straighten (out); spread. Also, free and easy and comfortable (← relax ← stretch), go up (← increase), be flattened (← spread smooth) → be exhausted (← lie flat in exhaustion). 伸 was devised to replace 申 after the latter underwent its transformation of meanings.
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