伸び悩む のびなやむ to be sluggish #10,793 Meanings godan verb, intransitive to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected Its kanji 伸 シン · の.びる、の.ばす、の.べる、の.す expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase 悩 ノウ · なや.む、なや.ます、なや.ましい、なやみ trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness