Meaning

Primary

Prolonging

Alternative

Extension

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Prolong it for a long while. We need more time. We need a prolonging or extension of some kind.

Reading

えんちょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

もうカラオケ店に入ってから何回延長しているんだろうね?

I wonder how many times we’ve prolonged our time since we came to the karaoke bar?

この話の延長でもう一つ新しい話が書けないかな?

Can you write another story as an extension of this one?

延長コードがごちゃごちゃになっているのが許せないの。

I can’t stand how extensions cords get tangled up.

Kanji Composition