引ひき延のばし

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

extension; prolongation

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

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

〈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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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