Keyword
lengthen
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig2071
Readings
(35%)
(27%)
(10%)
Composed of
bow (weapon)
long
Mnemonic

A long bow is just a lengthened short bow.

Used in kanji (1 in total)
rising water level
Used in vocabulary (467 in total)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
Examples (200 in total)
From now on, try harder.
They work very hard.
Anyway, I did my best.