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背が伸びる

せがのびる

Readings

せがのびる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    exp, v1to grow taller (of people)

Kanji breakdown

N49 strokesGrade 6
N47 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

「背が伸びて入らないわよね」「そう、断じて太ったわけではない!」「成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」

"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."

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Context: 背が伸びる (せがのびる)

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背が伸びるせがのびる

to grow taller (of people)

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