伸び

Meaning

1. n
   growth; development
2. n
   stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
3. n
   (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
4. n
   elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain
5. n
   nobi; solid extension; thick extension

Example sentences

• 父は夕食がすんでから伸びをした。

  Dad stretched after dinner.

• 第２四半期のＧＮＰの伸びは予想より高かった。

  The second quarter GNP growth was higher than predicted.

• 若者は非常に身長の伸びを見せた。

  Young people have shown a lot of improvement in physical stature.