Moji Ninja

張 — stretch; put up

張 means “stretch; put up”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou). Kun'yomi: は(る) (haru). You'll see it in words such as 張る (haru, “to stretch; to put up”).

張
Stroke order of 張
Meaning
stretch; put up
On'yomi
チョウ (chou)
Kun'yomi
は(る) (haru)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 2

How to remember 張

A bow (弓) drawn long (長): stretch.

Sounds like 長: both read チョウ.

Parts: 弓 bow · 長 long

Words with 張

WordReadingMeaning
張るはる haru kunto stretch; to put up

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