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Word of the Day

伸(の)びしろ

Rank #38,101

Found in 103 VNs · 446 total media

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Meanings

room for growth
potential
promise

Pitch accent

Forms

伸びしろ

75.4%

伸び代

23.7%

のびしろ

<0.1%

Example Sentences

from Jiten

「まだまだ伸びしろはあるぞ、もっと伸ばしていけ」

Source: Tenshin Ranman Lucky or Unlucky!?

「むむこの身体、はたして身長の伸びしろはあるのだろうか」

Source: Missing-X-Link ~Ten no Yurikago, Togi no Hana~

しかし、俺自身にここまで伸びしろがあるとはかけらも思っていなかった。

Source: Imouto no Okage de Motesugite Yabai.

Kanji

伸

expand, extend, increase, lengthen, stretch

Heisig: expand

N2Junior high7 strokes#785 freq

On'yomi

シン

Kun'yomi

の.す、の.ばす、の.びる、の.べる

Common Compounds

追伸(ついしん)postscript, post scriptum, PS

欠伸(あくび)kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

伸び

Conjugations

Noun

Plain伸びしろだ

Is (plain)

Polite伸びしろです

Is (polite)

Negative伸びしろじゃない

Is not (plain)

Past伸びしろだった

Was (plain)

Past polite伸びしろでした

Was (polite)

Te-form伸びしろで

Connective

Conditional伸びしろなら(ば)

If it is

As subject伸びしろが

Subject marker

As topic伸びしろは

Topic marker

As object伸びしろを

Object marker

Possessive伸びしろの

Of / belonging to

Related VNDB Tags

Tags common across the top 50 VNs where this word appears most

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Word data and example sentences provided by Jiten.

Kanji details and compound words from KanjiAPI. Visual novel data from VNDB.

Dictionary data from JMdict, KANJIDIC, and JMnedict, property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group’s licence.

のびしろ○

Most found in

LimeLight Lemonade Jam

8 occurrences

Most found in

LimeLight Lemonade Jam

8 occurrences

(のび)

(ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

引伸す(ひきのばす)to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

伸ばす(のばす)to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)

伸びる(のびる)to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

伸びやか(のびやか)comfortable, carefree

伸び伸び(のびのび)(growing) quickly

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in 8 VNs

arrogant; haughty; insolent

代打ち

だいうちnJul 24

playing a gambling game on behalf of a person or organization (esp. mahjong or pachinko); person who gambles on someone's behalf

密通

みっつうn · vsJul 23

adultery; illicit intercourse

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