張 (counter for bows & stringed instruments, lengthen, put up (tent), spread, stretch) - Kanji Codex

張

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-は.り-ば.りは.る

Nanori (名乗り)

はりわり

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:5

Strokes:11

JLPT:1

Frequency:403

Vocabulary

チョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
拡張	カクチョウ	expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
緊張	キンチョウ	tension; strain; nervousness; stress; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
誇張	コチョウ	exaggeration
主張	シュチョウ	claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
膨張	ボウチョウ	expansion; swelling; increase; growth

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
矢っ張り	やっぱり	as expected; sure enough; just as one thought; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either; still; as before; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
威張る	いばる	to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
威張る	えばる	to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
頑張る	がんばる	to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
見張る	みはる	to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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