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lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instrumentsチョウ、はる、-はり、-ばり · N1

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張

JLPT N111 strokesFrequency #403Grade 5Radical: 弓

チョウ

はる、-はり、-ばり

11 strokes · ready

Watch the character build in the standard Japanese stroke sequence.

張 is built from the 弓 and 長 components.

It reads チョウ like 長, as do 帳 — learn 長 once and the family's reading comes with it.

A common word using 張 is 頑張る (がんばる), meaning “to try one's best, to try hard, to persist”.

Don't confuse it with 帳.

Reads チョウ like 長

Learn the component's reading once and the whole family comes with it.

Look-alikes learners actually mix up — worth a second look.

Dictionary words outside the current JLPT lists.

張りばりcommonin the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of
張るはるcommonto stick; to paste
ガラス張りガラスばりcommonglazing; fitting with glass
張りあげるはりあげるto raise (one's voice)
張りつめるはりつめるto strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge
張りめぐらすはりめぐらすto stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.)
嵌張カンチャンwait for the middle tile of a chow
弛張しちょうlooseness and tension; leniency and strictness
蘇張そちょうgood debater
鶯張りうぐいすばりnightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)

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