のび
Nobi
Other forms: 延び
Also read: ノビ
伸び (Nobi) is a Japanese noun meaning “growth, development, stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up), (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)”.
Meanings
- noungrowth; development
- nounstretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
- noun(ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
- nounelongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain
- nounnobi; solid extension; thick extensionusu. ノビ
Examples
猫がのびをした。
The cat arched its back and stretched itself.
父は夕食がすんでから伸びをした。
Dad stretched after dinner.
若者は非常に身長の伸びを見せた。
Young people have shown a lot of improvement in physical stature.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).