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延

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 937 / 2,608

Prolong

On’yomi
えん
Kun’yomi
の
Radical
廴 Long Stride (Kangxi 54)

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

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

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;totalN1
延びる のびる to be prolongedN2
延ばす のばす to lengthen,to stretch,to reach out,to grow (beard)N2

延 is rank 937 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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