Mnemonic
Butler Alfred finds a monk in the garden, pulling his own limbs trying to grow taller. Alfred grabs the monk's arms and stretches them wide, then pulls his legs down. Day by day, they expand the monk's body until he's impossibly tall and lanky.
Additional thoughts
Picture Alfred on a medieval rack-like device, cranking the monk longer each morning. The monk's robes keep getting too short as his frame stretches. Butler + Monk = someone being physically elongated.Quick recall
Butler Alfred stretches a monk's limbs daily to expand him taller.Details
The keyword for 伸 is expand. This kanji conveys the idea of stretching out, extending, or growing longer. It refers to the act of something lengthening or spreading outward, such as a person straightening their body or an object being elongated. It can also be used figuratively to describe growth, development, or progress in a more abstract sense.
- On'yomi
- しん
- Kun'yomi
- の.びる、の.ばす、の.べる、の.す