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張

Kanji meanings and readings

張

N1

counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent)

On reading
チョウ
Kun reading
は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
Radical
弓
Illustration of 主張

主張

N3

しゅちょう

claim; request; insistence; assertion

Illustration of 出張

出張

N2

しゅっちょう

official tour; business trip

Illustration of 威張る

威張る

N2

いばる

to be proud; to swagger

Illustration of 嵩張る

嵩張る

N1

かさばる

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

Illustration of 引っ張る

引っ張る

N3

ひっぱる

to pull; to draw; to stretch; to drag; to pull the ball (baseball)

Illustration of 張り切る

張り切る

N2

はりきる

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor

Illustration of 張り紙

張り紙

N1

はりがみ

paper patch; paper backing; poster

Illustration of 張る

張る

N3

はる

to stick; to paste

Illustration of 拡張

拡張

N2

かくちょう

expansion; extension; enlargement; escape (ESC)

Illustration of 欲張り

欲張り

N2

よくばり

avarice; covetousness; greed

Illustration of 突っ張る

突っ張る

N1

つっぱる

to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (ones opponent); to stick to (ones opinion)

Illustration of 緊張

緊張

N3

きんちょう

tension; mental strain; nervousness

Illustration of 誇張

誇張

N1

こちょう

exaggeration