伸のびる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

straighten out; be flattened; become smooth

Used when wrinkles, curls, creases, or unevenness are smoothed out or made straight; the subject is what becomes smooth.

• アイロンをかけたら、シャツのしわが伸のびた。

  After I ironed it, the wrinkles in the shirt smoothed out.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

spread well

Used of paint, cream, cosmetics, and similar substances that spread easily over a surface.

• この日ひ焼やけ止どめは少しょう量りょうでもよく伸のびる。

  This sunscreen spreads well even in small amounts.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

stretch out; reach out; extend

Used when a body part or something similar extends outward, especially in expressions like 手が伸びる.

• 棚たなの上うえのお菓か子しに子こどもの手てが伸のびた。

  The child's hand reached out toward the sweets on the shelf.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

lose elasticity; become slack; become soggy

Often used when elastic becomes loose or noodles become over-soft after being left too long.

• 早はやく食たべないとラーメンが伸のびるよ。

  If you don't eat soon, the ramen will get soggy.

• 古ふるいゴムひもが伸のびてしまった。

  The old elastic cord has gone slack.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

make progress; improve; increase; expand

Only when written 伸びる

Figurative 伸びる for growth in ability, results, sales, market share, or scale; 伸びる is the natural kanji spelling for this sense.

• 毎まい日にち練れん習しゅうすれば、もっと成せい績せきが伸のびる。

  If you practice every day, your results will improve more.

• 新しん商しょう品ひんの売うり上あげが順じゅん調ちょうに伸のびている。

  Sales of the new product are growing steadily.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be knocked out; collapse; be exhausted; pass out

Only when written 伸びる

Casual use for someone becoming unable to move from a blow, shock, fatigue, or exhaustion; often written 伸びる.

• 選せん手しゅは強きょう烈れつなパンチを受うけてその場ばに伸のびた。

  The fighter took a powerful punch and collapsed on the spot.

• 徹てつ夜や明あけで、彼かれはソファで伸のびている。

  After staying up all night, he is sprawled out exhausted on the sofa.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be prolonged; be extended; lengthen

Only when written 延びる

延びる is used when a time span, deadline, meeting, life span, or daylight becomes longer than before.

• 会かい議ぎが予よ定ていより一いち時じ間かん延のびた。

  The meeting ran an hour longer than scheduled.

• 締しめ切きりが来らい週しゅうまで延のびた。

  The deadline was extended until next week.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be postponed; be delayed; be put off

Only when written 延びる

延びる also means that an event or plan is moved to a later time; the event itself is the subject.

• 雨あめで試し合あいが来らい週しゅうに延のびた。

  The game was postponed until next week because of the rain.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

gain traction; get views; perform well online

Only when written 伸びる

Modern casual internet use for posts, videos, accounts, or metrics that attract more views, engagement, or attention than expected.

• 昨日きのう上あげた動どう画がが思おもったより伸のびている。

  The video I uploaded yesterday is getting more views than I expected.

• この投とう稿こうは週しゅう末まつに一いっ気きに伸のびた。

  This post suddenly gained traction over the weekend.