漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 511 strokesRadical
On
チョウ
Kun
は(る)
Meaning
to stretch; spread; put up

Origin

ORIGIN

弓 "bow" plus 長 "long"; drawing a bowstring taut — hence "to stretch, to put up."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チョウ張力・拡張・主張
はる張る・欲張る・引っ張る

Compare: 貼る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 主張しゅちょう

    assertion; claim

  • 出張しゅっちょう

    business trip

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

庭にテントを張った。

I put up a tent in the garden.

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