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KanjiN1Grade 5 · 小511 strokesRadical 弓#403 in newspapers

張 · counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch

張 is a kanji meaning counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent). It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • チョウchō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • はるharu
  • -はり-hari
  • -ばり-bari

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 張 · 13 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 張
WordReadingMeaningLevel
頑張るがんばるto try one's best, to try hard, to persistN4
主張しゅちょうclaim, insistence, assertionN3
緊張きんちょうtension, mental strain, nervousnessN3
引っ張るひっぱるto pull, to stretch, to dragN3
威張るいばるto be proud, to swaggerN2
拡張かくちょうexpansion, extensionN2
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More words that use 張
WordReadingMeaningLevel
出張しゅっちょうofficial tour, business tripN2
張り切るはりきるto be in high spirits, to be full of vigorN2
欲張りよくばりgreedyN2
誇張こちょうexaggerationN1
突っ張るつっぱるto support, to become stiff; to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to insist onN1
膨張ぼうちょうexpansion, swelling, increaseN1
張り紙はりがみnotice, posterN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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