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引き延ばし (hikinobashi) Japanese meaning: extension | Kotomora

引ひき延のばし

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Meanings

1

extension; prolongation

General noun for extending or prolonging something, such as time, a deadline, or a physical object.

会かい議ぎの引ひき延のばしは避さけたい。

I want to avoid prolonging the meeting.

期き限げんの引ひき延のばしを申しん請せいした。

I applied for an extension of the deadline.

2

enlargement (of a photograph)

Specifically refers to photographic enlargement; often used in the compound 引き伸ばし写真.

See also: 引き伸ばし写真

この写しゃ真しんの引ひき延のばしを頼たのんだ。
I ordered an enlargement of this photo.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を引ひき延のばしにするto delay or drag out (a matter, reply, decision, etc.)
彼かれは返へん事じを引ひき延のばしにしている。
He keeps putting off giving his reply.
〈物もの〉を引ひき伸のばしするto enlarge (a photo)
この写しゃ真しんをポスターサイズに引ひき伸のばしした。
I had this photo enlarged to poster size.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
伸expand, stretch, extend
延prolong, stretching

Related words

延えん長ちょうN2sense 1
延長 is the formal word for extending a period, contract, or length, while 引き延ばし suggests an active, often deliberate stretching-out (e.g. delaying a decision).
拡かく大だいN3sense 2
拡大 is the general word for making something larger (scale, scope, size), whereas 引き延ばし specifically refers to enlarging a photograph.

Opposites

短たん縮しゅくN1sense 1
短縮 means shortening or reducing a period, the opposite of 引き延ばし's meaning of extending or prolonging.
縮しゅく小しょうN2sense 2
縮小 means to shrink or reduce in size, the opposite of 引き延ばし when it refers to enlarging a photo.

Don't confuse with

先さき延のばし sense 1
先延ばし specifically means procrastinating or putting off a task until later, while 引き延ばし more broadly covers extending or dragging out something, including physical enlargement.

Word family

引ひき伸のばし機き
photographic enlarger
引ひき伸のばし写しゃ真しん
enlarged photo; enlarged photograph

Written forms

引ひき延のばしUsage74%
Preferred spelling; 延ばし suggests prolonging or enlarging.
引ひき伸のばしUsage22%
Common variant; 伸ばし suggests stretching or extending physically.
引ひき伸のばしUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 引き延ばす (to stretch, prolong, enlarge), from 引く (pull) + 延ばす (extend).