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伸び悩む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 伸び悩む.

Dictionary

Entry

伸び悩むびなやIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #43540
1

to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

7 strokesFrequency 730JLPT N2Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

の.びるの.ばすの.べるの.す

Nanori

のぶよぼる

trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness

10 strokesFrequency 1,084JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ノウ

Kun

なや.むなや.ますなや.ましいなやみ

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