張 – counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread

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The kanji 張 means counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is は.る、-は.り、-ば.り (haru, hari, bari). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 弓 (no. 57).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	は.る	haru
Kun’yomi	-は.り	hari
Kun’yomi	-ば.り	bari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 弓 (Kangxi radical 57). Components: 弓・長.

Words using 張

頑張るがんばるto persevere主張しゅちょうclaim緊張きんちょうtension引っ張るひっぱるto pull拡張かくちょうexpansion出張しゅっちょうbusiness trip威張るいばるto put on airs欲張りよくばりgreed張り切るはりきるto be in high spirits誇張こちょうexaggeration膨張ぼうちょうexpansion張り紙はりがみpaper patch attached to something突っ張るつっぱるto cramp up

Example sentences

いや、頑張ればできるよ。

Yes, he can, if he tries hard.

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私たちはその重要性を主張した。

We insisted on its importance.

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「僕、飛行機に乗るのはこれが初めてなんだ。緊張するよ」と博がいいます。

"This is my first flight. I'm nervous," says Hiroshi.

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Kanji with the same radical

強引弾弱弟弓弧弛

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