
延 - Prolong
To Prolong a moment in old Japan, imagine a bowstring pulled to its limit: the archer must bend and stretch his stance, but suddenly he must Stop to hold the arrow longer before release. The long pause makes the tension unforgettable, like the famed yumi archers at Kyoto’s Sanjusangendo temple who trained to sustain their draw for impossible lengths of time.
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延 - Prolong
Index # 1074
Grade 6
8 strokes
JLPT Level : N2
Readings : エン, の・びる
Compound Kanji