伸び悩む (のびなやむ)to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
- to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expectedGodan verb with 'mu' ending, intransitive verb
Kanji in 伸び悩む
- 伸Expand; Stretch; ExtendRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 悩Trouble; Worry; In PainRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
Words that share its kanji
- 伸びのびgrowth; development
- 伸しのしstretching
- 伸び率のびりつgrowth rate; coefficient of extension
- 急伸きゅうしんsudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
- 続伸ぞくしんcontinuous rise (in market price)
- 伸び伸びのびのびcomfortably; peacefully
- 上伸じょうしんrise in market prices
- 伸ばすのばすto grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
- 悩みなやみtrouble; troubles
- 苦悩くのう(mental) agony; anguish
- 悩ますなやますto afflict; to torment
- 悩むなやむto be worried; to be troubled
- 思い悩むおもいなやむto worry about; to be worried about
- 悩ましいなやましいseductive; carnal
- 煩悩ぼんのうworldly desires; evil passions
- 子煩悩こぼんのうcherishing one's children; doting
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