張

lengthen, stretch

JLPT N1 Grade 5 11 strokes

Kun'yomi: は.る・-は.り・-ば.り
On'yomi: チョウ

張 means "lengthen, stretch". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read は.る・-は.り・-ば.り in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

張 in example sentences

引ひっ張ぱるぞ。

Hipparu zo.

We're going to pull it.
トムは主張しゅちょうした。

Tomu wa shuchou shita.

Tom insisted.
出張しゅっちょうは多おおいですか。

Shutchou wa ooi desu ka.

Do you often take business trips?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 張 mean?: 張 means "lengthen, stretch". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 張 have?: 張 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 張 read?: It is read は.る・-は.り・-ば.り in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 張?: 張 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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