Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun’yomi

From the classical lower bigrade verb(バ行下二段活用) のぶ. Cognate with Japanese ()べる (noberu) and ()べる (noberu).

Verb edit

()べる (noberutransitive ichidan (stem () (nobe), past ()べた (nobeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 延べる
mediopassive 延びる
  1. to delay; to postpone
    (しゅっ)(ぱつ)()(じつ)()べる
    shuppatsu no kijitsu o noberu
    to postpone the date of departure
  2. (archaic) to extend one's life

Conjugation edit