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Kanji Detail for 張 - "to stretch, to expand"

張

  • Meaning

    張 means "to stretch, to expand." Also associated with tension.

    1. Stretch - To extend; to spread out.

    2. Tension - Tightness; being taut.

    3. Expand - To enlarge; to extend.

    4. String - To put strings on; to tune.

  • Words using 張

    • 主張 しゅちょう Listen claim; insistence; assertion
    • 緊張 きんちょう Listen tension; strain; nervousness
    • 頑張って がんばって Listen do your best; go for it; hang in there
    • 出張 しゅっちょう Listen business trip; official trip
    • 張り ばり Listen in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
    • 拡張 かくちょう Listen expansion; extension; enlargement
    • 膨張 ぼうちょう Listen expansion; swelling; increase
    • 張る はる Listen to stick; to paste; to affix

  • Four-character idioms with 張

    • 一張一弛 いっちょういっし Listen tension and relaxation
    • 主義主張 しゅぎしゅちょう Listen one's principles and position
    • 張三李四 ちょうさんりし Listen the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person)
    • 緊張緩和 きんちょうかんわ Listen easing of tensions; detente; thaw

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    • Verified meaning: to stretch, to expand
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えい, が, きん, さん)
    • Also carries these associations: tension

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 張

    Surnames 張(えい)Listen 張(が)Listen 張(きん)Listen 張(さん)Listen 張(ざん)Listen 張(じやん)Listen 張(じよん)Listen 張(じん)Listen 張(すん)Listen 張(ちあん)Listen 張(ちおんぐ)Listen 張(ちやう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Stringing a bow. Stringing musical instruments is also 張. Such as qin and se. Reforms are called 更張, meaning like restringing a broken string. | Great. Such as 其勢力張. | Boastfully exaggerating is also 張. Such as 張皇, 鋪張. An eccentric temperament is 乖張. Crude and shallow manner is 囂張. Deceitful in many ways is 譸張. All this meaning. Also read in Departing tone. Such as 張大其詞. | To open. Such as 翕張, like saying opening and closing. | To set up. Such as setting a banquet is 張飲; preparing music is 張樂. The meaning of opening up. Also, mental planning is 主張, like saying "intention." Also read in Departing tone. | Netting birds and beasts is 張, meaning setting nets to catch them. Now, managing finances is also called 張羅. | All things that can be tensed and relaxed are counted by 張. Such as bows, crossbows, tents. One qin is also 一張. Now, one sheet of paper is also 一張. | A star name. One of the twenty-eight lunar mansions. | Interchangeable with 帳. 供帳 is also written as 共張. Setting up.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    bari(ばり) ばり

    hari(はり) はり

    haru(はる) はる

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    弓 (yumi・yumihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to stretch tension to expand count host string swell extend broaden bulge distend enlarge inflate lengthen spread strain taut tighten tightness unfold project

Sentences including 張

  • He kept an eye on them.

  • Stick to it !

  • They insist that he should go.

  • We're going to pull it.

  • She made a point of my attending the party.

  • They asserted that it was true.

  • You will have your own way.

  • Keep a close eye on him.

  • She has an important air about her.

  • He was tense with his new business.

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