See also: 延长

Chinese

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to prolong; to extend; to delay
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (延長)
simp. (延长)
 
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Verb

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延長

  1. to lengthen; to extend; to prolong

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Adjective

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延長

  1. (literary, of time) long

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Proper noun

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延長

  1. () Yanchang (a county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 6
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology 1

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 延長 on Japanese Wikipedia

(en, to extend) +‎ (chō, long).

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Noun

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(えん)(ちょう) (enchōえんちやう (entyau)?

  1. An extension of length or period; lengthening
  2. An extension of a rail line, road, etc.
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Verb

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(えん)(ちょう)する (enchō suruえんちやう (entyau)?transitive suru (stem (えん)(ちょう) (enchō shi), past (えん)(ちょう)した (enchō shita))

  1. To extend a length or period; to lengthen
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Etymology 2

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 延長 (元号) on Japanese Wikipedia
 Enchō on Wikipedia

Proper noun

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(えん)(ちょう) (Enchōえんちやう (Entyau)?

  1. the Enchō era, 923-931
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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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延長 (yeonjang) (hangeul 연장)

  1. hanja form? of 연장