Keyword
prolong
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig419
Readings
(51%)
えん
(47%)
Composed of
slash left
stop
long stride
Used in kanji (6 in total)
birth
drool
straw mat
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Used in vocabulary (187 in total)
to survive; to live long
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
postponement; deferment; adjournment
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
delay; latency
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
delay; putting off; procrastination
spread of fire
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to run away; to escape safely
medulla oblongata
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
postponement; adjournment
stretching; extension; elongation
Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)
life-prolonging treatment
indefinite postponement
delay; procrastination
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
postponement; moving to a later date
delay; procrastination
Enpō era (1673.9.21-1681.9.29)
extension; denotation
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
being postponed; being repeatedly put off; being delayed
longevity; prolongation of life
late fee; arrears; detention charge; fine
to extend the term; to extend a deadline
Engen era (of the Southern Court) (1336.2.29-1340.4.28)
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night)
extending stay (somewhere)
indefinite postponement; putting on hold
rolling; extending by applying pressure
delayed arrival
Kan'en era (1748.7.12-1751.10.27)
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
hand-pulling (noodles)
Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)
Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
rescheduled in case of rain
hammered-out plates
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
fishing rod with the line connected to the tip (i.e. without a reel or guides); fishing rod made of a single piece of bamboo; one-piece shamisen neck
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
différance
longevity; prolonging one's life
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
ductility; malleability
to delay one's answer
to postpone; to defer; to reschedule
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
hammered-out plates
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sheet metal; dagger; sword
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
Enbun era (of the Northern Court) (1356.3.28-1361.3.29)
to hammer out thinly (e.g. goldleaf)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
sheet metal; dagger; sword
postponement
taxes in arrears; delinquent tax; overdue tax
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
postponed because of rain
spreading out; stretching out; expansion; extension
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
Engyō era (1308.10.9-1311.4.28); Enkei era
concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
En'ō era (1239.2.7-1240.7.16)
certificate of lateness (issued by a railroad company, etc.)
to keep alive on; to stretch food to make ends meet
hot rolling
late payment interest; interest on late payments; default interest; interest on overdue accounts; penalty interest
Enkyū era (1069.4.13-1074.8.23)
slow; dull; stupid; sluggish; lazy; tedious
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
low delay; low latency
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
Eien era (987.4.5-989.8.8)
Trillium smallii (species of trillium)
deferred payment
Yeonpyeong Island
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
Entoku era (1489.8.21-1492.7.19)
postponement (adjournment) of meeting
iron containing less than 0.04% carbon
rolling machine
Ten'en era (973.12.20-976.7.13)
to postpone; to defer; to reschedule
total man-hours; total hours
rolling pin
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
to run away; to escape safely
total floor space (incl. all floors)
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
growth rate; coefficient of extension
Enpō era (1673.9.21-1681.9.29)
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
postponement
total floor space (incl. all floors)
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
total floor space
deferred payment
deferred payment
postponement of departure; delayed departure
exporting on a deferred-payment basis
high-quality Edo-period tissue paper (21 cm by 27 cm)
high-quality Edo-period tissue paper (21 cm by 27 cm)
interest in arrears
late registration; delayed registration
image of the Samantabhadra of long life (with either two or twenty arms, usu. on a white elephant)
(cell) encapsulation delay
cell delay variation; CDV
transmission path delay; one-way propagation time
to make text longer by additional writing
deferred tax; deferred taxation
total number of words used (in a text)
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong (November 23, 2010)
longing for someone or something; waiting for someone of great talent to arrive; (lit.) stretching one's neck and standing on tiptoes
don't hasten into action when you have doubts
cold-rolled steel sheet
kanji "stretch" radical (radical 54)
Examples (126 in total)
I could go on and on about it, but I won't.
All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
The game was postponed until next week.