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Kanji 張: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 張: counter for bows &amp, stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Key takeaways

Kanji 張: counter for bows &amp, stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent). Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

counter for bows &ampstringed instrumentsstretchspreadput up (tent)

On reading

チョウ

Kun reading

は.る-は.り-ば.り

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 張

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

弓 + 長

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine stretching a bow (弓) out long (長) to create tension in the string. This kanji represents the act of spreading or tightening something, just like pulling a bowstring to its full length.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チョウ
  • 誇張こちょう

    exaggeration / overstatement

  • 拡張かくちょう

    expansion / extension / enlargement

  • 出張しゅっちょう

    business trip / official trip

  • 緊張きんちょう

    nervousness / tension / stress

  • 主張しゅちょう

    claim / insist / assertion

Kun reading

は.る
  • 張り紙はりがみ

    posted notice / paper sign

  • 張り切るはりきる

    be enthusiastic / be energetic

  • 欲張りよくばり

    greed / avarice

  • 張るはる

    to stick / to paste

Commonly used words

  • 誇張
    こちょう

    exaggeration / overstatement

  • 拡張
    かくちょう

    expansion / extension / enlargement

  • 出張
    しゅっちょう

    business trip / official trip

  • 緊張
    きんちょう

    nervousness / tension / stress

  • 主張
    しゅちょう

    claim / insist / assertion

  • 張り紙
    はりがみ

    posted notice / paper sign

  • 張り切る
    はりきる

    be enthusiastic / be energetic

  • 欲張り
    よくばり

    greed / avarice

  • 張る
    はる

    to stick / to paste

Example sentences

Example 1

この箱はかさばって持ちにくいです。

Translation

This box is bulky and hard to carry.

Example 2

冬の服はかさばるのでかばんに入れにくい。

Translation

Winter clothes are bulky, so they’re hard to put in a bag.

Example 3

彼の話はいつも誇が多い。

Translation

His stories always have a lot of exaggeration.

Example 4

広告に誇表現を使ってはいけない。

Translation

You must not use exaggeration in advertisements.

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