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張

counter for bows & stringed instruments
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingチョウ
Kun readingは.る、-は.り、-ば.り
JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

緊張主張拡張出張威張る嵩張る

Radicals and components

Radical弓bowComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

bow (弓) · long

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2071

Compound words

緊張きんちょう
tension; strain; nervousness; stress; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
主張しゅちょう
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis
拡張かくちょう
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
出張しゅっちょう
business trip; official trip
威張るいばる
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering
誇張こちょう
exaggeration
張るはる
to stick; to paste; to affix; to stretch; to spread
膨張ぼうちょう
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
張りばり
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
頑張るがんばる
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out
見張るみはる
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
出張所しゅっちょうじょ
branch office; agency; sub-branch
張り紙はりがみ
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label; notice
欲張りよくばり
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
欲張るよくばる
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
縄張りなわばり
stretching a rope around; roping off; cordoning off; demarcation; one's turf
張本人ちょうほんにん
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
頑張りがんばり
tenacity; endurance
見張りみはり
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman
拡張子かくちょうし
file extension
張り出すはりだす
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to jut out; to overlie
張り切るはりきる
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
踏ん張るふんばる
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist
突っ張りつっぱり
prop; strut; support; brace; bar

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 張

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