Today’s #kanji is 申, which is listed under the radical of #た（田） but 申 is a pictogram depicting a spine and ribs to mean “to stretch straight.”
Meaning: to say, to stretch
Reading: シン、もう、さる*
申告（シンコク）する: to report, to declare, to file
申請（シンセイ）する: to apply (for…)
上伸（ジョウシン）する: to report … (to a higher office), to submit a report
答申（トウシン）する: to report, to submit a report, to submit the findings, to return a verdict
内申（ナイシン）: an unofficial report, a confidential report
申（もう）す: the humble form of 言う to say
申（もう）し出（で）る: to offer, to make an offer, to request, to claim
申（もう）し込（こ）む: to propose, to offer; to apply, to claim; to book, to reserve
申（もう）し訳（わけ）ない: I’m very sorry. Thank you very much.
申（さる）年（どし）: the year of the Monkey
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