張 — lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch

はる張 lengthen

U+5F35 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 1 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 1 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes Freq #403 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #2071 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

lengthen
counter for bows & stringed instruments
stretch
spread
put up

word

は ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

頑(がん) 張(ば) る ganbaru to do one's best 張(は) る haru to stretch 引(ひ) っ張(ぱ) る hipparu to pull

ちょう chou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

主(しゅ) 張(ちょう) shuchou claim 緊(きん) 張(ちょう) kinchou tension 出(しゅっ) 張(ちょう) shucchou business trip 拡(かく) 張(ちょう) kakuchou expansion

Stroke order

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