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Kanji Grade 5 - 張

Kanji character Grade 5 張. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 5 - 張
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lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Kun: は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り
On: チョウ
11 strokes
Radical: bow 弓
Parts: 弓 長
 
Onyomi
張 【チョウ】 Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
張本人 【チョウホンニン】 originator, ringleader, perpetrator, main culprit, person responsible
海外出張 【カイガイシュッチョウ】 overseas business trip
伸張 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching, uncompression
 
Kunyomi
張る 【はる】 to stick, to paste, to affix, to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (tent), to form (e.g. ice on a pond), to fill, to swell, to stick out, to put, to slap, to post (a link, etc. online), to be expensive, to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout, to become one tile away from completion, to span, to generate