EntryCommon
  1. Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb

    comfortably; peacefully; freely; with one's mind at ease; without restraint; calmly; without worries; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner

    Usually written using kana alone

    子どもはのびのび育つべきだ。
    Children should grow up carefree.
  2. (growing) quickly

    Usually written using kana alone

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

1
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

Kun
の.びるの.ばすの.べるの.す
On
シン
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
730 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

のぶよぼる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.3The Kanji Dictionary
2520.6Four corner code
2155deroo
4f38Unicode hex code
1-31-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
403Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
163New Nelson (John Haig)
70New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
51Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
54Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1118Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1199Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
741A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
353Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1528Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
481Morohashi
1431A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1108Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1160Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
309Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1095Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
79Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1127Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level