# 延 — Prolong

Frequency rank 937 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 執 (Tenacious), less common than 了 (Finish).

- On’yomi: えん
- Kun’yomi: の
- Radical: 廴 Long Stride (Kangxi 54)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

On the road below, someone tries to stop but slides above -- on the road, you try to stop but slide forward, prolonging your journey.

In words:

- 延べ のべ — futures;credit (buying);stretching;total
- 延びる のびる — to be prolonged
- 延ばす のばす — to lengthen,to stretch,to reach out,to grow (beard)

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