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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
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. counter for bows & stringed instruments
  2. stretch
  3. spread
  4. put up (tent)
  5. lengthenRtK
  1. to stick
  2. to paste
  3. to affix
  4. to stretch
  5. to spread

Popular Usage

緊張主張拡張出張威張る嵩張る

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
頑張るがんばる
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out
引っ張るひっぱる
to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable)
主張するしゅちょうする
claim
緊張するきんちょうする
to tense
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
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

Additional Examples

彼は負傷した兵士を近くの茂みまで引っ張って行った。
He pulled the wounded soldier to the nearby bush.tatoeba
彼は彼らを見張った。
He kept an eye on them.tatoeba
彼は彼の理論がこの場合にあてはまると主張した。
He maintained that his theory was true of this case.tatoeba
彼は大学教育の改革を主張している。
He advocates reform of university education.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 張

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step